At this time of the year, everything begins to gel. We are a community at long last. Everyone is busy reading or writing, absorbed in their play/work. Even... is huddled in the corner with a brand new copy of The Wimpy Kid or a newly stapled book about some character of the imagination. There is a quiet hum, the laptop, the rustling of the pages of a book, pencils skimming across a clean page, the whispered voices of children reading together, my own voice conferring with a student who has just had a revelation and can't wait to get back to her writing - alone. I stand back. There's nothing left to do. I move on to converse with another child. It's a grand day.
This blog is a place to ruminate on the problems of teaching. If I am thinking thoughtfully, my posts will hopefully raise more questions than answers. By problematizing teaching we reflect on those questions that are constantly behind, in front, and at center of everything we do in the classroom. Feel free to comment. I'd love to hear what other teachers are thinking about on these and other issues. Cheers! Elisa