tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post114220418315980171..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: Philosophy of EducationMr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1143255153319849242006-03-24T18:52:00.000-08:002006-03-24T18:52:00.000-08:00Wondefully said. I actually graduated with a doubl...Wondefully said. I actually graduated with a double business major and spent the better part of a decade in the high tech industry before I realized that I was never really happy with it even though I was rather successful. <BR/><BR/>It was not until my last lay off (3 of the last 4 companies I worked for do not exist anymore) that I realized I should shift gears and then there was no other thought in my head besides teaching. I am only in my 2nd full year and I have never been happier a day in my life. <BR/><BR/>The way I look at it, is that I am not teaching science to 8th graders - I am actually teaching them how to LEARN and I use science as my backdrop. I figure that EVERYTHING I cover in 8th grade is either going to be forgotten or recovered in high school but if I can make my students more effective learners, then their whole lives will open up before them. <BR/><BR/>Passion does not describe what I feel. It is not a job, it is a vocation. Yes I have the hardest class at my school but I know I will make a difference for many of my students and they WILL be ready for high school. <BR/><BR/>Great blog....<BR/><BR/>Strausser<BR/>http://strausser.blogspot.comDesertSurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817869898020539537noreply@blogger.com