{"id":43,"date":"2016-10-25T20:47:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T20:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jasonbornstein\/?p=43"},"modified":"2016-10-27T12:23:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T12:23:58","slug":"aint-nobody-got-time-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jasonbornstein\/2016\/10\/25\/aint-nobody-got-time-for-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the popular meme goes, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Whether it is studying for a test, completing a lab report, committing to a school sports team or club, students never seem to have enough time. But the same goes for us teachers: how are we supposed to find the time to plan great lessons, execute them, finish all of our marking, and then\u00a0reflect\u00a0<\/em>on our practices, by sharing what we learn through Twitter, blogging, or other outlets? Not to mention, it would be nice to have a life outside of school. You know: watch your favourite sports team on TV, catch up on the latest Netflix series (House of Cards has\u00a0how many seasons?<\/em>), or perhaps sleep occasionally.\"Image<\/p>\n

When I was in high school, I once pondered the idea of slowing down Earth’s rotation so that there could be more than 24 hours in the day. Upon further reflection, there would probably still be the same complaints. People will always find themselves running out of time. If time isn’t the issue,\u00a0time management<\/strong> certainly is.<\/p>\n

There are so many deeper issues here, I’m not even sure where to start.<\/p>\n

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  1. Priorities\u00a0<\/strong>– We all have them. We encourage our students to set them. Sometimes things are consciously chosen to have a lower priority (Students will study for Tuesday’s test before they complete the assignment due Thursday), and we need to accept this, and even praise it.<\/li>\n
  2. Procrastination<\/strong> – Admittedly, I’m terrible at this. A stack of lab reports recently sat on my desk for almost a month before I even cracked open the first one. Something always seems to come up, and in the social media, 4-second-attention-span, iPad generation there is always more instant gratification. One Sporcle quiz becomes 12. One Wikipedia page leads to another.<\/li>\n
  3. Disinterest\/Boredom<\/strong> – If students aren’t interested, they won’t make the effort. Of course, it is the job of the teacher to make their subject\/lesson interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I came across an article<\/a> today (on Twitter<\/em>!) then annotated it (using Diigo<\/em>!) that starts to address this issue. In a nutshell, the author argues that nobody is innately talented, but that they must work diligently over time in order to improve any skill. The most successful students are the ones who seek out talented teachers (who push them), and spend the time practicing until they develop an intrinsic desire to practice and improve. Using the analogy of a music student, they eventually practice because they enjoy making music and take some pleasure in it (a situation I myself developed around my 3rd year playing clarinet in high school).<\/p>\n

    It should go without saying,\u00a0but I LOVE teaching. That’s why I signed up for\u00a0Cohort 21 in the first place. I take great pleasure in creating engaging\u00a0lessons and pushing my students to the next level. I have that elusive intrinsic desire to improve. I’m surrounded by other great teachers, both at my school and through Cohort connections, and I look forward to being guided and pushed to improve my own practice.<\/p>\n

    So, to wrap up: time management appears to be a problem, but if we can convince students to practice, continually push them to improve and\u00a0hopefully\u00a0<\/em>get to a point where they want to practice, then the students will be more successful in our course. We must maintain our desire to improve as well and seek out guidance from other great teachers to do so.<\/p>\n

    Phew … whew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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