Exercise in AdaptionRecently I have been obsessed with old seasons of Project Runway. Each episode is crafted in the same manner. Each week these designers and models get a special assignment. They then have to take this concept and idea and put together an outfit that is runway worthy encapsulating the idea. It is adaption! It is learning! IT IS THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
They are showing the full range of learning. They are understanding an assignment, designing/processing, creating/reconstructing, fitting models, and then pushing out their final product for assessment by Heidi Klum.
Thankfully we are not being judged on our teaching by Heidi Klum but all the elements of are there! The adaption. The changes. The starting, the stopping, the redesigning!
I thought to myself what ways am I adapting and becoming the designer in my own life with school and family?
It all stems for my love for learning. I loved being a student so I can be a better teacher. I think by always being a life long learner it has made me a more organized and an energized being. Adapting to other people and their needs makes me compassionate and caring. When you adapt you can really create something beautiful just like in Project Runway. There are times when what you are doing is not about you and what you want. That is when a designer gets in trouble because they aren't willing to grow or change. I adapt by learning to differentiate and tailor to others needs.
When I think about it some people have to adapt to me and my personality. In the classroom students have to adapt to each new teacher.
As you know one day in education you are in and the next day you are out. Learn the trends and adapt!
auf wiedersehen
I LOVE THIS!!! How creative! :) I love how you compared what you are going through with this show and honestly, thank God we don't have to be judged for how we accomplish things! :) You have had many adaptations this past year with being a new mom and being a grad. school and having been crushing it! :) Keep it up girly! :)
ReplyDeleteTaisha, this was very fun to read! You totally got it when you said we need to adapt everyday, and so do our students. It is important for us to remember how we have learned to adapt so we can teach our kids. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the connection between Adaptation and this show. I used to watch it religiously a long time ago but have not seen it in a while. How interesting to consider it from the point of view of this concept and the necessary components of growth and change.
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