http://neweco.edublogs.org/2008/08/24/first-impressions/ My experiences with teaching English, using technology and living in Honduras. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:05:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://neweco.edublogs.org/2008/08/24/first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Dawn Hogue Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:16:24 +0000 http://neweco.edublogs.org/?p=25#comment-12 "What are you going to leave behind," is a profound question in more than one way, as I am sure you know. But the impulse to even ask this question shows what an innate teacher you are. It was the perfect question at the perfect time. And you put their answers day by day in front of them to remind them of their hopes or the inadequacies of their dreams. You will want them to do more than parade to school, filled with entitlement. After a year with you, I hope they will want that too. “What are you going to leave behind,” is a profound question in more than one way, as I am sure you know. But the impulse to even ask this question shows what an innate teacher you are. It was the perfect question at the perfect time. And you put their answers day by day in front of them to remind them of their hopes or the inadequacies of their dreams. You will want them to do more than parade to school, filled with entitlement. After a year with you, I hope they will want that too.

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