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Tue
| Sep 30, 10:23:02 AM | from Blogger.com
This
is my first entry. I now have a blog. I guess you can call
this progress. With each inservice, I have more and more questions.
This mental disequilibrium is uncomfortable but must be a
sign of cerebral expansion. (Does this have spell check? I
am the worst speller.) Well, enough for now. On with the learning!!!
Wed
| Oct 1, 11:24:21 AM | from Blogger.com
Well, I have slept on it. And it wasn't all that
comfortable. But after mulling things over, I guess I am settling
down. I think right now it is hard to imagine the myriad possibilities
that this STAR-W grant has opened up for us, and that is overwhelming.
Over and over, this is what I am hearing from my colleagues,
"I'm overwhelmed," or "I feel like this is
all very overwhelming." However, using my educational
background, I know that this state of mental disequilibrium
is a sign of change, a sign of growth, and a sign of struggling
to get a handle on things. It's all coming at us so fast.
Some teachers have never even seen a Palm before. So, just
imagine where we'll all be next year at this time.
That's another thing: We are all
such acheivers , and I really do believe that, so it's hard
for us to face this challenge head on for fear of failure.
We're all comfortable with our routines, we have a good system
going. So to throw a monkey wrench into it at this point is
in a way, exciting. But in a way, scary. Don't get me wrong,
everyone is soooooo thrilled with the new equipment. I know
it will put to good use. But I, for one, have a problem with--is
it helping me to achieve my educational goals for my class,
or is this just one more thing that I will have to teach?
I know that I will feel better
as I begin to get the kids going with this "stuff"
and I know they'll do so well. So, let's hold off on our complaints,
or whatever issues there are....and let's see how we can work
together to make this as painless and productive as possible.
It's going to be GREAT--just wait & see!!
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