Thing 3 Life Long Learning

The easiest habit for me is the teach/mentor. This has always come easy to me. I have always been put in the position of mentoring and teaching. I worked as an adjunct professor, working with pre-service teachers. I am always asked to mentor new teachers in our building in language arts. Working with the newbies, the seasoned ones, and the teachers in between has always been a thrill for me. Many ideas are shared and the collaboration brings many new ideas to the surface.
The hardest habit is looking at a problem as a challenge. It is easy to forget that problems can be solved if the mindset is positive. There are no barriers if I am working through something "challenging" rather than finding a solution to a problem. It is easy to stew about problems, and it is easier to put forth my best efforts to overcome challenges.

Thing 1 and Thing 2

I have seen these video clips before, and it never ceases to amaze me what our children are learning today. The first place to start is in our schools. We do not have all of the technology needed to perform such tasks. Many of our students have these things available on their home computers. Looking at the numbers mentioned in the "Visions" video clip are outstanding! Each time I see this clip, the numbers change. Our world is moving so fast that these numbers change daily. As educators, we need to keep ourselves updated so that we can at least have some knowledge about what our students are facing now and in the future.