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We Plan Too Much
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3 thoughts on “We Plan Too Much”
YES!
People over rate pre-planning, curriculum maps, templates etc.. etc…. that is not authentic communication. It is communicative-like at best.
I would add that our curriculum becomes fake when the above takes over.
As I see it, the trainers with a TYPE-A personality have gotten all the lime light. I used to love being detailed oriented then I went to France and acquired the language during a long student occupation at my university in Bordeaux. I could relax in conversation with my French friends about culture, childhood memories, politics etc… just sipping our cafés. No planning, no stress, just pure interest. For that, teachers need less planning.
This post is timely as Im starting to let go of targeting specific structures in stories. I’ve done two One word Images/Invisibles stories with my 6th graders without structures and they have been, well, interesting. The students were incredibly engaged. I even told them that I was trying something different. I’m struggling with one of my 6th grade classes right now so it’s not totally ideal. One of the best things that happened was when I did this non-targeted approach with my 8th graders, with whom I’ve only really done “planned” stories and it was so awesome and hilarious that both me and my intern burst out laughing at one point.
So, I’m psyched to keep trying this non-planning thing but because I am a teacher, I am a planner, so it’s really hard to let go.
Annemarie when a teacher of your calibre and experience says that she is even considering “letting go” (of all the planning), I am encouraged that what Tina and I are offering here has real merit.