P is for Passion. Dave Burgess writes about three types of passion for teachers: content passion, professional passion, and personal passion. Content Passion: Within your subject matter what are you passionate about teaching? Professional Passion: Within your profession, but not specific to your subject matter, what are you passionate about? Personal Passion: Completely outside of your profession, what are you passionate about?
Dave Burgess suggests that in order for us to keep our passion for teaching alive, we need to find as many ways as possible to incorporate our personal passions into our work. And when we focus on professional passion, teaching is no longer about relaying the content standard...it's about transforming lives. We teach students...not math.
Students love to be in classrooms where teachers are passionate about their profession. And a student's like or dislike of math has a lot to do with their feelings about their math teacher. Beware: We cannot fake passion!
It's a great time to reflect about your passions. As the FJHS doors open on Monday, think about what drives you as an educator. What exactly is it that ignites a fire inside of you?
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