"Personal development is your springboard to personal excellence. Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there is no limit to what you can accomplish."
-Brian Tracy
If a person takes the time to reflect on his/her life and decides to better themselves, they will realize that they can tackle more challenging tasks that they once felt were too difficult or intimidating at first.
As teachers, I think we have all experienced some sort of anxiety in our classroom. Sometimes we feel lost, afraid or unprepared for the content we teach. I've experienced this myself my first year of teaching, but after realizing that I studied to become a teacher, I started to collect myself and reflect on what I do in the classroom to improve myself as a teacher. Today, I hardly feel the anxiety from my first year of teaching. I know I'm doing much better than before and I look forward to coming to work and seeing how well I can teach my students that day.
I felt relieved today in class as I am almost finished with my CMS and IRA site 2. I just need to tinker with more internet tools now and prepare for the Language Arts Conference. Hopefully, we'll all do well with our presentations.
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I wish you well on your presentation too. I take the time to reflect on myself and my learners throughout the year. With new learners, come new strategies
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