THRIVE:
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Intro
Dear Reader,
Fourteen years into my teaching career, reading Meenoo Rami’s Thrive was a nice slap in the face. It’s too easy to become complacent—”to teach the same year 20 times—” and I admit that I’ve given into fear too many times; I’ve avoided conflict and kept my door closed; and I haven’t done enough to individualize my teaching. Rami’s passion and energy are contagious and I wish I’d read this book ten years ago. There’s a lot of room for improvement and Rami offers a range of simple, no-bull advice to thrive as a teacher.
As for this multi-genre project, I attempted to capture the elements of each chapter that spoke to me. For example, the first chapter reminded my of a Ginsberg poem I had read in college. There was a time in my life I was more actively looking for mentors. I’ve since given up that search, but Rami reminds me that it’s important to seek these people out. It’s one of the reasons I’m taking graduate classes and am excited to be part of the MWP. In a way, Ginsberg became my mentor for this piece since I parodied his poem. We look for “mentor” texts to guide us, and Ginsberg has been a source of inspiration for me for a long time.
Really, this project was created for me; I’m the audience. Each piece serves to remind and instruct me; that way I don’t have to reread the book, though I’ve certainly tagged enough pages to go back to at some point.
Fourteen years into my teaching career, reading Meenoo Rami’s Thrive was a nice slap in the face. It’s too easy to become complacent—”to teach the same year 20 times—” and I admit that I’ve given into fear too many times; I’ve avoided conflict and kept my door closed; and I haven’t done enough to individualize my teaching. Rami’s passion and energy are contagious and I wish I’d read this book ten years ago. There’s a lot of room for improvement and Rami offers a range of simple, no-bull advice to thrive as a teacher.
As for this multi-genre project, I attempted to capture the elements of each chapter that spoke to me. For example, the first chapter reminded my of a Ginsberg poem I had read in college. There was a time in my life I was more actively looking for mentors. I’ve since given up that search, but Rami reminds me that it’s important to seek these people out. It’s one of the reasons I’m taking graduate classes and am excited to be part of the MWP. In a way, Ginsberg became my mentor for this piece since I parodied his poem. We look for “mentor” texts to guide us, and Ginsberg has been a source of inspiration for me for a long time.
Really, this project was created for me; I’m the audience. Each piece serves to remind and instruct me; that way I don’t have to reread the book, though I’ve certainly tagged enough pages to go back to at some point.
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Chapter 1: A Parody of a Poem
Personals Ad “Help inspire mankind conquer world anger & guilt.” —Allen Ginsberg English teacher in August bloom Seeks mentor saint guru friend Old or young, male or female A modest Socrates Siddhartha Anne Sullivan type Relentless generous compassionate spirit Calm, respectable and respecting To share ecstasies and riddles of teaching, Collaborate on brainstorms, mindmaps, paradox puzzles, Field questions, discuss and offer support share Long views and deep secret effective techniques To stay motivated thrive and keep youth engaged, Who will help me be the best version of me In and out of the classroom rassionate master craftsperson wise and fresh from across the table or through an internet cable, rub off on me & make an impression. Chapter 3: A Self-Evaluation
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Chapter 2: The infographic
Chapter 4 Doodlenotes
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