http://blogs.education.illinois.edu/dean/2012/12/14/happy-holidays-december-2012/ Periodic Updates from Dean Mary Kalantzis Sat, 30 Dec 2017 12:33:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 http://blogs.education.illinois.edu/dean/2012/12/14/happy-holidays-december-2012/#comment-15016 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:53:40 +0000 http://blogs.education.illinois.edu/dean/?p=345#comment-15016 How I wish I could return to campus using my years of successful teaching and learning to converse with prospective teachers about classroom discipline, school politics, self promotion, validating oneself after principal evaluations and burnout to name a few. These are areas that I was not taught during my education classs and over the years I saw so many teachers go by the wayside, sometimes fail as quality educators and sometimes quit because they did not have these coping skills.
I was motivated enough to hone these skills for success but many times I wished I had been made aware of this practical knowledge as I never had a mentor to guide me through the bumps and pitfalls of classroom teaching. I became “street smart” through my mistakes and introspection but as Ann Richards, the former Governor of Texas said, Teaching is the hardest profession I ever experienced.”

]]> http://blogs.education.illinois.edu/dean/2012/12/14/happy-holidays-december-2012/#comment-9663 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:16:12 +0000 http://blogs.education.illinois.edu/dean/?p=345#comment-9663 Dear Mary, Thank you for the inspiring review of faculty and student accomplishments in the College. You have been marvelous and skilled at enhancing the morale and the public view of the College. I am so pleased with your many successes. Wishing you the best for the holiday season (and some well deserved rest!)
Fondly
Susan Fowler

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