Culturize (Book #8)

Just Talk To Me ~   The author states, “We cannot allow average to become our standard.   Our kids deserve more than the status quo;    they deserve our very best.”   Where does average currently exist in your school?   Where does average currently exist in your teaching practice? How can you raise the bar?   How can you work with others to raise the standard at your school?

Jimmy Casas, in the MESPA YouTube video,   “Whose Keynote Is It Anyway”, shares his favorite quote from Field Of Dreams. Share your favorite quote from this video (this Jimmy Casas talk).   Describe why it is meaningful to you.  

Champion For Students:   The author states, “You probably know a few educators who embody this first core principle of championing for kids.”    Who is a champion for students at your school?   Describe what makes this person a champion for students. What does being a champion for students look like?  

Pierre Pirard, in his TED talk “The 5 Principles of Highly Effective Teachers”, discusses his career shift from CEO to teacher.   Of the 5 principles   discussed, which principle do you embody well?   How? Which principle do you need to work on most? Share at least on thing you can do to improve in this area.

Expect Excellence:   In this chapter, the author discusses   things excellent leaders do and things excellent leaders don’t do. Choose one “do” and one “don’t” from the chapter and write about why these are important to you as a teacher.

Mareike Hachemer, in her TED talk “Empowering Educators for the Global Goals”, asks her students, “What can you do in the next 4 weeks that will change the world around you just a little bit?”   We are challenging you in the same way:   What can YOU do in the next 4 weeks that will improve the world  around you just a little bit?   In addition, if you choose to pass this challenge on to your students, please share the ways they showed they are change-makers!