Sharing the Journey
As many of you know, TPRS is really a grass-roots "movement". Back in the day (before folks were connected by the Internet!!!) teachers working with TPRS used to call each other on the phone and talk....for hours.... Then a group of future-minded folks started the moretprs listserve. This listserve...still strong after over a decade became a life-line for people working with Comprehensible Input. In order to have a better place to store ideas and information, a bulletin board, www.TPRStalk.com was created. It has provided yet another place for people to ask questions and get advice and inspiration. I encourage anyone on the CI journey to be a part of these venues. TPRS is constantly evolving...and these are the places where our growth as teachers becomes the ideas that change the lives of others across the globe.
In the last three years (or so), a number of people have started to "blog" their teaching journeys. There is a (not-yet complete) list of these here. If you would like your blog on this list, please let me know. I'm slow, but I will get it there eventually. :o)
I'd like to bring your attention to several people who have been blogging their journeys as "newbies" to the TPRS/CI journey. There is so much to be learned from these gems. If you have a little personal or professional time, these blogs are a wonderful place to go. I've met (almost) all of these teachers and they are as real as it gets. They want the best for their students. They want to be the best teachers that they can be. They want to feel hope and strength in today's educational climate. They want to learn from their struggles. I encourage you to stop in at their blogs, to learn from them, to encourage them. That is what family does.
Bess http://mmehayles.blogspot.com/
Haiyun http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/
Kristin http://tprs.missduncan.com/
Martina http://martinabex.wordpress.com/
Melissa http://proframartinka.blogspot.com/
Señor Jordan profesoranonimo.blogspot.com/p/my-introduction-to-tprs.html
style="font-size: 16px;">I'll share others as I come across them. Reading these has me anticipating my return to my 29th year of teaching!!!
with love,
Laurie
In the last three years (or so), a number of people have started to "blog" their teaching journeys. There is a (not-yet complete) list of these here. If you would like your blog on this list, please let me know. I'm slow, but I will get it there eventually. :o)
I'd like to bring your attention to several people who have been blogging their journeys as "newbies" to the TPRS/CI journey. There is so much to be learned from these gems. If you have a little personal or professional time, these blogs are a wonderful place to go. I've met (almost) all of these teachers and they are as real as it gets. They want the best for their students. They want to be the best teachers that they can be. They want to feel hope and strength in today's educational climate. They want to learn from their struggles. I encourage you to stop in at their blogs, to learn from them, to encourage them. That is what family does.
Bess http://mmehayles.blogspot.com/
Haiyun http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/
Kristin http://tprs.missduncan.com/
Martina http://martinabex.wordpress.com/
Melissa http://proframartinka.blogspot.com/
Señor Jordan profesoranonimo.blogspot.com/p/my-introduction-to-tprs.html
style="font-size: 16px;">I'll share others as I come across them. Reading these has me anticipating my return to my 29th year of teaching!!!
with love,
Laurie
Posted by Laurie Clarcq at 8/7/2011 5:36 PM 
Categories: Musings and Philosophy, Exploring Other's Ideas
Categories: Musings and Philosophy, Exploring Other's Ideas
Thanks for the shout out Laurie! The great thing about the TPRS community is that it is very much alive and well online, which creates a supportive atmosphere for TPRSers who, many at times, feel very alone in our work. I hope my blog offers a bit of help, comfort or inspiration for others!
Hope you have a great beginning of your 29th year!
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Haha!! I just logged on to your blog to get the links for the other teaching blogs I found through your site, so that I could add them to my home computer favs!!
Thanks for putting them here for me!
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