Of course, we never really stop thinking about our students and how we can improve our instruction, do we? And yet, all the thinking and planning wouldn't mean a thing if it wasn't put into practice with our students. This pre-school week is filled with meeting after meeting, but I'm hoping the structure of showing up will help me put some plans down on paper. I've been reading all summer and I'm at the point where my mind is so filled with ideas and information that I'm in danger of becoming paralyzed with indecision. But I've been at this point before, and I will trust that I will move forward, just like I always do. After seventeen years, I've also learned that it takes students showing up before I really know where we're going. Not that I don't have plans and goals, just that it doesn't really come together without them.
The two books I've been reading this weekend are Fires in the Bathroom by Kathleen Cushman, author of the book we used in July, and one of Kelly Gallagher's books, Teaching Adolescent Writers. Both books have a wealth of information, and I will be referring back to them during this week and the following weeks, as I plan, try, fail, plan, try, fail, plan, try, and at some point, meet with some successes along the way.
Wish me luck!
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