Friday, March 13, 2009

Am I pleasing my students?

Am I pleasing my students to get a good evaluations? Is evaluation that important? If my evaluation is good, does it mean that I am a good teacher? Yes, it does mean that I will not be laid off. But does it mean that I am a good teacher? I am a good teacher! Yes, I am. I don't need anbody to remind me of that! Because I have chosen to be a good teacher. If it is my personal choice, why do I have to care about what other people think?

Sometimes, I really don't know what the teacher identity means to me. Is this identity institutionally given and taken? No, neither will do!

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