http://www.geraldaungst.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-change-a-childs-life/ Learner | Teacher | Designer | Storyteller Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geraldaungst.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-change-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Diana Laboy-Rush Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:23:57 +0000 http://www.quisitivity.org/?p=341#comment-166 Very well put! What if this was the metric by which a teacher were measured. I remember the teachers who did this for me and an argument can be made for the impact it has had on who I am today. What a message.... Thank you! Very well put! What if this was the metric by which a teacher were measured. I remember the teachers who did this for me and an argument can be made for the impact it has had on who I am today. What a message.… Thank you!

]]> http://www.geraldaungst.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-change-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-165 pamthompson Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:28 +0000 http://www.quisitivity.org/?p=341#comment-165 What a lovely idea! This is why people say that it's the teacher that makes a difference. Relationships are so important. If a child feels safe and valued they are bound to be more open to learning. What a lovely idea! This is why people say that it’s the teacher that makes a difference. Relationships are so important. If a child feels safe and valued they are bound to be more open to learning.

]]> http://www.geraldaungst.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-change-a-childs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Melissa Tue, 25 May 2010 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.quisitivity.org/?p=341#comment-164 Great post! I love the paragraph where you talk about "lighting a fire" being a rule. I would want to put my child in a school where "every child in our care left school every day feeling valued, encouraged, smart, and capable." Great post! I love the paragraph where you talk about “lighting a fire” being a rule. I would want to put my child in a school where “every child in our care left school every day feeling valued, encouraged, smart, and capable.”

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