Slicing every day in March!!! Today I got home close to 6:00 pm. Almost 12 hours after I had left to go to school. I took a shower. I cleaned up the kitchen while my husband cooked. I had dinner with my husband and son. I cleaned up the kitchen again. I sat down to flip through my FB and Twitter feeds. Then, I checked my email. When I looked up at the clock and realized it was getting late, I panicked. What am I going to write today? I had no idea. It's almost 10:00 on the east coast. It's almost 9:00 here. I open my computer to start a slice and realize, again. that I don't know what I'm going to write. I think about the tasks in my bag the ones I lugged from school to home today. Every day I think I could tackle at least one of these tasks before I go to bed. But, after dinner I am tired. I'd prefer to read a good book, talk to my husband and son, write a little, watch the soccer game that's on TV right now. Anything but do school...
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