Morgan Gillespie

Passage Picker Artifact

Daily 5 Chapter 9- Returning to Our Core Beliefs

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It is important not only for the individual barometer child or children but also
for the whole classroom community that the teacher finds effective ways to
support the barometer child. We absolutely trust and believe that with
appropriate support from us as the teachers, the barometer children will be
successful in our classrooms. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy; children will rise
to the expectations we set for them. (P.142)
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We love the children whom we teach. We strive to make each moment with
them meaningful, worthwhile, and productive. We also want their time with a
guest teacher to be as valuable. Handing off the teacher someone else is
time consuming at best; writing lesson plans that are detailed enough that
learning continues at a high level, explaining the schedules and the nuances
for each child, accounting for the behaviors that may change in our absenceall require a great deal of effort. Yet addressing the needs of our students
and setting the stage for everyones success is rooted in maintaining a
schedule to which the students are accustomed. (P. 151)
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We all know the feeling of bustling around the room hunting for a student
chair for the new student who will be arriving in minutes. Getting a new
students at a moments notice can be a little frustrating and frazzling for a
teacherbut can you imagine being a new student? Some of you have
experienced the anxiety and apprehension that goes with being the new
kid. Others of you were the assigned friend required to lead the guided tour
at recess. Whatever our background and experience, we truly want new
students to feel welcome and wanted. (P.154)

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