“My music teacher was like, "Ester, you need to pay attention in class." I'm like, "No miss lady, 'cause I can sing." I didn't want anybody to change the way I sung. I learned by gospel CDs and by watching my momma sing; I didn't need this teacher to tell me. I wish I had, because then I would have learned how to play the damn piano or something. I would have a couple of more things under my belt if I wasn't so hard-headed.” IfsWayWantNeedsI CanHardPlayWishCausesPayAttentionClassTeacherMissingCouplePay AttentionDamnPianoBeltsCdsMommaMusic TeacherMy Momma Author:Ester Dean
“As a teacher and parent, I've had a very personal interest in seeking new ways of teaching. Like most other teachers and parents, I've been well aware painfully so, at times that the whole teaching/learning process is extraordinarily imprecise, most of the time a hit-and-miss operation. Students may not learn what we think we are teaching them and what they learn may not be what we intended to teach them at all.” ThinkingWayWellsMayWholeProcessParentInterestTeachTeacherTeachingMissingStudentsSeekingOperationsNew WaysLearning ProcessTeaching LearningPersonal Interest Book:Drawing on the right side of the brain: a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence Source: Drawing on the right side of the brain: a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence
“When I was 16 I started publishing all kinds of things in school magazines. My main feedback came from my English teacher, Miss Bessie B. Billings, who said, 'I can't understand this at all, dear, so it must be good.” KindSaidI CanSchoolTeacherMissingEncouragementDearBe GoodAll KindsMagazinesPublishingFeedbackEnglish TeacherBilling Author:Margaret Atwood