Usually both of us read them…. when one finds it interesting, which your post always are, we they ask the other one to read it too then we talk about it :) Regiane here
I love Pesadelo na Cozinha! Loved the essay, it's a necessary reflection 😌 let's be honest? To be a teacher, one needs 10% of talent, 10% of passion, and 80% of hardwork lol
Luciana, Pesadelo na Cozinha is a guilty pleasure and a professional development tool at this point 😂 And yes, talent and passion MIGHT get you through the door, but it’s the 80% hard work that keeps the lights on (and our students learning). Thanks for reading it and for the lovely comment!
Spot on, Sérgio. This reminded me of something I heard countless times at the start of my career: "Ensinar é um dom." (Teaching is a gift.), as if teachers were born with all the skills they need, as if vocation -- whatever that means -- were enough to make someone a good teacher. This kind of thinking actually contributes to the undervaluing of the profession, as people tend to overlook everything that goes on behind the scenes of a well-planned and well-delivered lesson.
"This kind of thinking actually contributes to the undervaluing of the profession ..." I couldn't agree more, Leandro. Like you said, it makes all the invisible effort behind the scenes disappear: the planning, the adapting, the decision-making in real time. Reducing good teaching to “vocation” might sound poetic and even somewhat romantic, but all it does is to undermine the professionalism of what we do.
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Thanks for reading it, Regiane/Andre :)
Usually both of us read them…. when one finds it interesting, which your post always are, we they ask the other one to read it too then we talk about it :) Regiane here
I love Pesadelo na Cozinha! Loved the essay, it's a necessary reflection 😌 let's be honest? To be a teacher, one needs 10% of talent, 10% of passion, and 80% of hardwork lol
Luciana, Pesadelo na Cozinha is a guilty pleasure and a professional development tool at this point 😂 And yes, talent and passion MIGHT get you through the door, but it’s the 80% hard work that keeps the lights on (and our students learning). Thanks for reading it and for the lovely comment!
Spot on, Sérgio. This reminded me of something I heard countless times at the start of my career: "Ensinar é um dom." (Teaching is a gift.), as if teachers were born with all the skills they need, as if vocation -- whatever that means -- were enough to make someone a good teacher. This kind of thinking actually contributes to the undervaluing of the profession, as people tend to overlook everything that goes on behind the scenes of a well-planned and well-delivered lesson.
"This kind of thinking actually contributes to the undervaluing of the profession ..." I couldn't agree more, Leandro. Like you said, it makes all the invisible effort behind the scenes disappear: the planning, the adapting, the decision-making in real time. Reducing good teaching to “vocation” might sound poetic and even somewhat romantic, but all it does is to undermine the professionalism of what we do.