Comments on: Taking care of ourselves so that we can take care of others http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/the-power-of-a-good-idea-succinctly-expressed/ Dennis Sparks offers his views on transforming teaching, learning, and relationships in schools Tue, 21 May 2013 22:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kent Peterson http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/the-power-of-a-good-idea-succinctly-expressed/#comment-936 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:09:12 +0000 http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/?p=804#comment-936 “Taking care of oneself” seems selfish, but for caretakers and caregivers it is a key action to replenish and recharge. This is the paradox of giving. Taking time to replenish one’s energy is necessary to give to others.

Kent Peterson
Author of “Shaping School Culture: Pitfalls, Paradoxes and Promises,” (with Terrence Deal)

]]> By: Ruth Luttmer http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/the-power-of-a-good-idea-succinctly-expressed/#comment-722 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:06:25 +0000 http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/?p=804#comment-722 Dennis, thank you for putting into words what we all truly know is important but rarely put into practice. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and health and happiness in the new year.

]]> By: G. Michael Abbott http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/the-power-of-a-good-idea-succinctly-expressed/#comment-716 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:29:22 +0000 http://dennissparks.wordpress.com/?p=804#comment-716 I’m retired from teaching now, but I remember how exhausted I would be by the time vacations came around. Teaching is a noble profession, demanding focus and constant interaction with students, parents, and other educators. Today there is a tendency of privatizers to make teaching mechanical by scripting lessons and testing, testing, testing. This takes the heart and soul out of teaching and is harmful to children and devastating to thinking professionals. Today teachers need even more opportunity for physical, emotional, and spiritual renewal. Good advice, Dennis.

Mike

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