Don’t Reinvent the Wheel – Reuse It
By Brian Rock
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may recall the article, Not Every Lesson Is a Lexus. The thrust of the argument was that you cannot – and should not – try to go above and beyond while planning every lesson. It’s not sustainable, and you’ll burn out. Well today we’re going to talk about a corollary to that. Don’t reinvent the wheel – reuse it.
Many teachers are overwhelmed by stress and work. Some of this comes with the territory, but a lot of it is caused by undue pressure from a number of sources.
Lesson plan templates that call for excruciating detail.
Administrators who harp on student engagement and expect every lesson to be as engaging as an amusement park.
New initiatives that call for every iota of content to be relevant and for every task you assign to be high on Bloom’s taxonomy.
The expectation that every piece of student work receives substantive, meaningful feedback.
It’s just not possible.
That’s not to say any of these things are bad. But as the old saying CONTINUE READING: Don't Reinvent the Wheel - Reuse It - Teacher Habits
