Reading as a Teacher

What does it mean to read as a teacher? Before reading the excerp by Robert Fecho, I never really thought about how teachers read. As a teacher we read all the latest information about current events, theologies, and new insights in teaching. But do we ever think about what is influencing our reading? Fecho brought new thoughts to me as an educator.
First, it is so important for educators to reflect and write about the theories and practices that we incorporate into our classroooms. One point Fecho makes is that teachers do not have a lot of time to write and relect with our busy schedules and classes. But the more that you think about it the more that we should look back and write. Is what we are doing with our students really working? We need to share our voice!!!!!
Second, it is our community that influences the way in which we read. As professionals we are reading to seek out our interests and share a common thread in reading. While others throughout the school will tend to lead us to read this or that but they are not in our direct community, therefore, their impact on our reading as teachers is affected.
Lastly, we need to remember that we are reading for our students. Mostly all of what we read and do as teachers is for them!