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Well, well well...
I have to say that I really had a hard time to decide that which post I should write comment on, since I really spent a lot of time on reading posts which links with each other and lead me to an infinite reading work. Of course, I did benefit a lot from them, not only my reading rate in English on screen, but also my laptop, in the sense that my IE had been added a lot add-ins/plug-ins on. After all, I have to make a choice. How about this one: http://marianthacher.blogspot.com/.
This is an blog for adult education and technology. The reason why I share this is that we learn a lot on how to educate children but not adult in this program, but they do have differences in every aspect which make it necessary for teachers to know specifically those differences and what should teachers respond in order to bring about a satisfactory learning outcome in both parts.
I learned about TIMAC from one post in this blog. Here is some words from the homepage of TIMAC "Two years ago, I didn't see myself as a "mentor" and certainly not as a "techie." I have to admit that I have seen myself grow personally and professionally from this TIMAC experience. I've never thought of myself as a leader or "mentor," but in the last couple of years I've watched people follow my lead. I've had many teachers come to me with questions; some work-related, some not.
"I've accepted that I may not know all of the answers all of the time for all of the people, but sometimes I know just enough to help someone. I've become more confident in my use and knowledge of educational technology. I'm realistic about what I can do, and what my limitations are. I'm very happy with my growth and success and it encourages me to continue learning, teaching, and mentoring."
These two paragraphs enlightened me that I feel better about the teaching job. I'd like to share it with you.
Moreover, I dug a little further for more information and found the SCANS competences are really interesting and essential for adult learners as well as newly graduates from school await to get satisfactory job. For anyone who may interests in this, please refer to this site: http://wdr.doleta.gov/SCANS/