As the most trafficked summer initiates its unwinding, I begin to wrap my head around what is to come in the next couple weeks. I revisited colleagues past and present, considering challenges and excitement of another beginning, another onset of experiences and relationships. Do they know that I am thinking about them and how best to teach them? How best to guide them toward independent thought and to thwart their skills to heightened levels? How to impart my passion for learning and reading within them? Likely, no. But they will soon enough.
Words that swirl my mind: standards, targets, differentiation, character, assessment, literacy, self-monitoring, connection, summary, preparation, hope, commitment, knowledge, technology, feedback, dissonance, psychology, psyche, contemplation, and more. These are realities of daily work in my classroom beyond the curriculum and climate. How can I be the best to guide my students to be their best with their own motivation? The answer to this question is the difference between good and great. I seek greatness and therefore continue these contemplations, seeking solutions and maintaining past success.
