Slicing all month in March! February was a tough month. I was restless. I was impatient. I was unmotivated. There were a lot of things bothering me. Keeping me up at night. Worrying my head in the morning. Silly things. Things out of my control. Confronting those things was not in my radar during February. Today is the first day of March. Coincidentally or not, there is a marked difference in my attitude. I feel less agitated and more calm today than I did even yesterday. "It's all in your head." As insensitive as that may sound, there's a big grain of truth in those words. Precisely because it's all in my head (the good, the bad and the ugly) I can decide what piece to focus on. In February I focused on the ugly. I let the ugly take over with my students. I focused on their weaknesses rather than their strengths. I forgot myself as a teacher. (I don't k...
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