What are you proud of?
What are you working on?
Here are their responses, side by side.
What are you proud of?
|
What are you working on?
|
Math test grade
|
Being a better blocker
|
Being outgoing
|
Being more focused and studious
|
Able to connect with people
|
Patience
|
Fantasy football team
|
Not stressing about college
|
Cooking
|
Procrastination
|
Snow skiing
|
Math skills
|
Newspaper
|
Positive outlook
|
Work ethic
|
Crew skills
|
Getting more work done
|
Getting even more work done
|
Improved focus
|
Lacrosse
|
Musical ability
|
Health
|
Books read
|
Tolerance
|
Sight reading
|
Not stressing out
|
Writing
|
Study habits
|
Bought own car
|
Ice hockey
|
Optimism
|
Commitment to one thing
|
Grammar aside, I can tell you which question my students found most difficult. All of them had something they were working on, but they weren't allowed to tell me until they first listed something they were proud of.
It was almost painful to watch. They were embarrassed. Some of them gave me nothing important, unwilling to open themselves up to anything worthy of scrutiny. Others were ready to share, confident in the safety of the environment, sure of themselves.
This blog is read by students, friends, alums, teachers, strangers. It's your turn.
What are you proud of? What are you working on?
Come on, tell me. What are you afraid of?
No comments:
Post a Comment