AdministrativePanel

When the two faculty of Decorah Schools came to talk to us in a sort of panel style on Monday night I feel it was very helpful to gain their opinions and knowledge of subject matter. They were very informative in their style of presenting and very open to questions and working us as students into a part of their lives. I feel like they gave us a very real opinion of what it is like in administration work and in schools in general. I took a large piece of what they said away with me, but there were some main focuses I'd like to talk about quickly. First off, like we talked about in class, NCLB. It was interesting that they had really no complaints about the NCLB act, which almost seemed surprising, however as we discussed in class they really have to support it. It's a law that everyone is going to have to abide with, so you might as well find the positives in it right? I really think they showed a high sense of positivity towards this law, just agreeing that it was "one piece of the pie", one part of the long processes involved in school matters. I like what they said in regards to NCLB that if the teachers and doing just what they need to do, it doesn't need to be NLCB centered, but the NLCB date will follow naturally. If teachers are doing what they need to do, the data will support that, and I'd have to agree. In their closing words they gave out their "best advice for beginning teachers". If I had to remember one part that was most important about their visit it would be their advice. You can't just love kids, you have to love working with the kids and wanting to impact their lives. You have to love what you do and never give up your true passion, because the rest will follow. It was a great experience to have their perspective!