tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post8182415351774814639..comments2023-04-14T05:00:33.316-07:00Comments on Regurgitated Alpha Bits: I’m Baack! (I hope…)Edna Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-29734697580166762602010-08-22T08:51:45.402-07:002010-08-22T08:51:45.402-07:00You've been awarded the Amazingness Blogger Aw...You've been awarded the Amazingness Blogger Award by yours truly! http://gingersnapstreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/<br /><br />We can impact our classroom environment with the physical surroundings, but there also has a to be a positive attitude I think for us to make an impact on the kids. When there's negativity everywhere, I can't function and I certainly don't teach at my best! I think we can control most of the things in our classrooms, but it's the outside stuff that can hold us back. I'm gonna try not to let that stuff get to me this year. =)Ginger Snapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233235729834852646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-66809454169691314472010-08-20T17:15:34.462-07:002010-08-20T17:15:34.462-07:00Thanks, Ginger! I think that if you teach long eno...Thanks, Ginger! I think that if you teach long enough, everyone has a year like I did. We're lucky that we get a fresh start though. Some people's jobs suck in perpetuity. <br /><br />Thanks for the great answer! I agree that environment plays a major role in our ability to impact students too. Just curious, and warming up my teaching muscles, what kind of control do you think we have over our environments?Edna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-54442106758677783592010-08-20T16:35:46.370-07:002010-08-20T16:35:46.370-07:00Welcome back! I was wondering if you were ever goi...Welcome back! I was wondering if you were ever going to reappear! You know, everyone has their own definition of an effective teacher, but I think you can only be as effective as your environment allows you to be. I was there last year...Ginger Snapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233235729834852646noreply@blogger.com