I have had this photo on my laptop for two years, and twice I have forgotten about it, and not posted a blog about it during the holiday season. So, please pardon this post in April, or consider it a “Happy Authentic Teaching” post.
This is a wreath that hangs every year at a hotel near where we live. I absolutely love this wreath. To me it represents everything that good teaching should be. Our charter is to teach reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. Throw in some of the creative arts, and some physical education…. But this is leaving out our most important charter. Teaching children how to think. Not what to think, but HOW TO THINK. How to research, record, understand, relay, improve…
And I look at this wreath, this wonderful square wreath, and I smile! A wonderful teacher taught this designer how to think!
The Educational Journey 