Always growing and learning: A case for self-assessment |
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Authors: | Nancy Baptiste |
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Institution: | (1) College of Education, Department 3 CUR, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, 88003 Las Cruces, NM |
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Abstract: | Conclusion In conclusion, the entire self-assessment process is dynamic and ongoing. It is challenging and time-consuming, yet most gratifying
as educators develop enhanced self-understanding and self-knowledge. The self-assessment process simultaneously enables teachers
to touch reality (present focus) as well as to dream (future focus). The self-assessment process allows teachers to take care
of themselves. Although the incoming president of the NAEYC appropriately urged participants in the 1994 Professional Development
Institute “to look out for each other, take care of each other” (Daniels, 1994), it behooves each one of us to make sure that
we take care of ourselves as well. This advice is not intended to be a call for self-centeredness; we do a much better job
in our own work with others when we have taken care of ourselves. Continuous personal and professional self-assessment provides
that opportunity to take care of ourselves. The kind of renewal that self-assessment provides is “preserving and enhancing
the greatest asset you have—you” (Covey, 1989, p. 288). |
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