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The teacher blog I was assigned to was maintained by Justin Tarte . The first comment I left on Mr. Tarte's blog was about how helpful I found the resources that he listed. I told him that I particularly liked the "Don't be afraid to act" blog because I thought that was a very important lesson for any prospective teacher. I liked Mr. Tarte's blog very much and was very excited to read it again.
In his first post, Mr. Tarte listed 12 motivational websites that might be useful for teachers. I thought that each of the websites had something important to offer, but a specific one stood out. I really enjoyed the "Don't Be Afraid to Act" blog.

The second comment I left on his blog was about Boy Meets World. Really, it was. I talked about how the lesson in Boy Meets World could help to understand that the idea of testing over and over is not necessarily a good thing. I stated that just studying the bottom line and "need to know" things can inhibit interest and limit research that students do on their own. On Mr. Tarte's second post that I commented on, he used a video clip from Boy Meets World to illustrate his point that testing can kill creativity and passion. He asked the questions, "Why do we insist upon having students take tests to show their mastery of the content?" "Why do we knowingly and willingly kill the love of learning that students possess?" "Why do we continue to use outdated strategies that diminish motivation rather than increase?" and, "Why have we spent the last 18 years not changing what we knew was wrong in 1994?" I thought the questions were very pointed and I really enjoyed this quality blog post.