I thought this was a really interesting article that explained a lot of thoughts I had had, but hadn’t figured out a way to express. Open mindedness, responsibility, and wholehearted ness are all words that I have used before to describe my teaching philosophies in various conversations. I think the article was not dated at all, and that everything the authors mentioned is still very relevant today, and will continue to be relevant in the future. Since teaching is such a subjective profession, and learning such a subjective task, I agree that in order to do either well you need to be in constant reflection. My experiences in meditation and leadership development has definitely emphasized more time and mindfulness spent on reflection and interpretation, analyzing actions and thoughts of myself and of others, and questioning everything. Honestly in my opinion, nothing is particularly dated, because the authors seemed to have specifically chosen examples that were more conceptual rather than tangible.
Although I spend a lot of my personal time “thinking” and reflecting naturally, I think the best tip that I got from this article was to be questioning aloud, especially during my practicum. Already in my student teaching experiences I have received and responded to feedback/advice from teachers, without questioning a lot of the thoughts that went into coming up with these solutions. I also have to realize that just because one technique works for one teacher, does not mean it will be a useful tool for my authentic teaching persona. I also really appreciated the point made in the article that the best teachers seem to be guided by intuition rather than theory, because that is often when I feel the most comfortable in my teaching experience too (when I don’t overthink it).
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