Always do your best.
posted by Sarah @ 1:24 PM
5 Comments
Friday, February 27, 2009
Previous Posts
- What did you really want to tell her?
- I don't like what I just heard. If you're angry, t...
- I don't like what I just heard. If you're angry, t...
- Don't talk to me like that!
- Act your age
- You just lost ten minutes
- Inch by Inch
- Different people have different needs.
- Boys line up. Girls line up.
- Circle the two you like best.
Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]
5 Comments:
Excuse me to the grumpy author who got out on the wrong side of the bed when they wrote this piece. It is obvious they do not believe in daily goals of doing their best to their ability everyday. It certainly shows in this writing piece. I really do mean it when I tell a student to "Do their Best." I want all students to take steps (small or large) and better themselves in their studies everyday weather they are "D" students or "A" students. The phrase "Do your Best" is about short and long term goal setting which is what motivates and individual to better themselves on small step further then where they were the day before. It is what gets us as humans out of bed everyday. Got it grumpy! Have a good day and do your best to the best of your ability.
I agree with Tom on this one. I don't believe there is harm in this comment. In yoga, my teacher often says, "do your best, not your most". This means that everyone's best is different each day. You can give the best you've got on that given day, regardless if your best is different from yesterday. I thought this one was reaching a bit.
I really like the yoga instructor's phrase, and I also agree with Tom. I think this one is a stretch. There is no reason that student's can't understand what this phrase represents. It is within all of our power to be clear that we do not set perfection as our goal. I have an eraser collection which I freely share and I try to model a chuckle along with "oops" for unintended errors. (note: I am far from perfect at it).
Here is a quote I love: "Always shoot for the moon, because even if you fail, you will land among the stars" - this is attributed to a musician, who's name I can't recall to give credit (oops).
I totally agree! Honors kids often feel that best means perfect. I want them to understand that best on a given day may be a "C". I tell my students regularly I don't care what the grade was - give me your best and that is all I need from you. Give me your best means effort and attitude.
When I was in elementary school, the motto of the school was "Be proud, do your best!" Even if it is a first attempt, we should be working to the our best effort and not just think, "I'll just do as little as possible." In kindergarten we allow and value LOTS of experimentation. New manipulatives, sounding out new words, etc... It would be a shame if they just sat and never put their hands on the materials or attempted to form a letter to the best of their ability just because it was new. If I didn't say, do your best, not your fastest, we'd have a lot of nothing accomplished.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home