Juggling Elephants III
With summer coming to an end The Pennsylvania State University Agriculture and Extension Education class of 2018 is preparing for the their senior year. During this time they get to work along side a cooperating teacher for 15 weeks. To build the best experience for the students and cooperating teacher we have been reading a book all summer together. Throughout the summer we have been reflecting on the book and relating it to an agriculture educator and future agriculture educator. One way Mr. Hines and I are working on a positive relationship is by reading Juggling Elephants by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig.
Throughout the summer we have learned through reading Juggling Elephants that a ring master is more than a person who introduces acts at the circus to the audience. Just like an agriculture educator is more than the teacher giving lessons in a classroom. Also, we learned that we should live a life where we try to balance our "three ring circus." The three rings we try to balance are professional, self, and relationship. How Mr. Hines and I handle these three rings in the next coming weeks will give us a positive relationship now and in the future, as a individual student and cooperative teacher.
The final part of Juggling Elephants was a self reflection on the summer and my coming senior year. In pages 77-131 the chapters highlight key quotes in the book. All the quotes listed below engaged me in trying to answer how I can prepare myself to develop into the best agriculture educator possible, so I can leave a positive impact on my students.
1. "Every member is important and has to be fully engaged on the right acts to make the team successful."
2. "Constantly offer positive reinforcement for good behavior, and constantly give constructive feedback for negative behavior."
3. " People sometimes need to laugh, relax, and not take themselves so seriously."
4. "Intermission is an essential part of creating a better circus performance."
5. "Your circus is only as good as your next performance."
Let the performance begin.
Throughout the summer we have learned through reading Juggling Elephants that a ring master is more than a person who introduces acts at the circus to the audience. Just like an agriculture educator is more than the teacher giving lessons in a classroom. Also, we learned that we should live a life where we try to balance our "three ring circus." The three rings we try to balance are professional, self, and relationship. How Mr. Hines and I handle these three rings in the next coming weeks will give us a positive relationship now and in the future, as a individual student and cooperative teacher.
The final part of Juggling Elephants was a self reflection on the summer and my coming senior year. In pages 77-131 the chapters highlight key quotes in the book. All the quotes listed below engaged me in trying to answer how I can prepare myself to develop into the best agriculture educator possible, so I can leave a positive impact on my students.
1. "Every member is important and has to be fully engaged on the right acts to make the team successful."
2. "Constantly offer positive reinforcement for good behavior, and constantly give constructive feedback for negative behavior."
3. " People sometimes need to laugh, relax, and not take themselves so seriously."
4. "Intermission is an essential part of creating a better circus performance."
5. "Your circus is only as good as your next performance."
Let the performance begin.
Heather, Never forget the power of images and multimedia to tell a compelling story.
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