Today is the first day after the last day of #SOL17 . I'm missing it already. Writing every day. Making sure I linked my blog to the Two Writing Teachers website before the midnight deadline on the East Coast. So, about three-fourths of the way through slicing in March, I promised myself that I would continue to write every day. That I would blog every day. No. Matter. What. Well, here I am. Even I can't believe I made it! Writing. Blogging. Thinking. Relishing every moment. But, this is my weekend for writing progress reports. Shouldn't I be doing that instead of writing rambling thoughts? And, as I think about writing every day, how will I come up with a fresh new writing idea for each day of the year? That's 365 days of ideas! More to the point, where will I find the time and energy to keep writing every single day? I have a full-time job. But, this is the old me speaking. I feel different. I am different. Normally, I spend a lot of time th...
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