Today we had another year 2 mentor/mentee meeting. The principal came to talk to us about relationships. Usually he focuses on teacher-student relationships, but today he focused more on collegial relationships. I've definitely found out how important those are this year. Amen, Mr. Booth.
The main point I have to discuss tonight, however, has to do with the title of this post (Imagine that right?). During the discussion with Mr. Booth, he told us to continue to challenge the students and to make sure we are rigorous because these students aren't going to play for the Rockies if they don't practice. BINGO! So much of what he says is TPRS/CI relevant. It's plain and simple; if we want our students to be able to read, write, listen and speak in the TL, we must practice. We must practice with the skills more than we talk about the language. I was really happy to hear him make that comment because it reaffirms a post by Ben Slavic awhile back, and it's still so true today.
I hope I'm able to help my kids practice their Spanish instead of think about Spanish. Play ball!
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