What:
Borrowing, Begging, and Stealing is way more effective than original creation.
So What:
A huge part of being a teacher is about being creative. At first, this may seem like being creative enough to come up with your own curriculum, lesson plans, etc. And part of this is, however another aspect of being a teacher is to be wise about distribution of resources. This includes where you put your time. While some things may require you to come up with your own methods, these things take up a huge amount of time. As I've heard many teachers say, "Why reinvent the wheel?" Of course, it is essential to exercise proper etiquette when using other teacher's ideas, but when you have their permission, this will save you a ton of time in the developmental department and allow you to use this time in other departments that will further your teaching awesomeness.
Now What:
Keep an eye open, especially when participating in student teaching, and visiting other people's classrooms for great ideas. Take a camera and document these things so that you can reenact them later. Visit as many different classrooms and teachers as possible to get a wide variety of things that you could possibly incorporate into your classroom.
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I think this is very true. A lot of things we can teach in our future classrooms isn't going to be these great ideas we came up with. We can use what others have already created and mold them to fit with our classroom.
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