tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630357085174462857.post821828556169925657..comments2023-09-26T05:48:05.056-04:00Comments on everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: self-perceptionkirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502195537545733699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630357085174462857.post-63990767830191680422008-08-21T21:11:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:11:00.000-04:00ms. swamp~Your point about the werewithal we have ...ms. swamp~<BR/><BR/>Your point about the werewithal we have as adults is well taken. I was thinking about that on my way home -- that I was aware enough to make that joke and to think about it myself.<BR/><BR/>I think it's even a story I want to share with my students this year -- that everyone has times when they feel like something is too hard.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996574605496720385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630357085174462857.post-66392864598045709932008-08-20T22:30:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:30:00.000-04:00Oh yes!I have had the exact same experience, espec...Oh yes!<BR/><BR/>I have had the exact same experience, especially when in technical rock-climbing classes where I am being presented with a LOT of new material about knots, pulleys, ropes, etc. My brain can only take so much, and then I start to forget what I've learned, and I get tired and overwhelmed and I feel dumb compared to the other people. And then I drop out, get silly, or want to go home. It is so interesting to experience it, because really, how often do we have that experience, as teachers, of being the novices? <BR/><BR/>Luckily I am old enough to recognize what's going on and say "Ok, I'm done now, I need a break, my brain is tired," and go easy on myself. Not necessarily true for our students!Heidi Fessendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231730070389379181noreply@blogger.com