Why have I been so negative for the past two years? Why couldn’t I just have said “Rule #6?” Each school year always brings about “new beginnings.” Yet, somehow, the negative talk seems to wear me out. The downward spiral and conversations for possibility always got the best of me. It almost wishes I had stuck with it. But, I can now see a positive outcome of that situation.
I had to find what I really liked about my “present” situation. I really liked technology. I liked learning and teaching about it too. I also enjoy research and writing. I thought at first that I might go into law school. That was just too many hurdles and too costly. But the EMDT program was the answer and is the answer to “the way things are.” How can I make my present situation something amazing? I incorporated all of the new ideas and technologies into my teaching. I felt like they were cutting edge ideas and that my students would be excited as I was about all of the new, cool stuff out there.
So, maybe they weren’t. But that didn’t stop me from pursuing other avenues of my inner geeky self. I found a pathway out and grabbed it! Now the way things are --are the way things “should be.”
And finally, two passages that really spoke to me from this chapter seven were: “...separate our conclusions about events from our description of the event themselves until possibility opens up.” It’s really hard to do this, I realize. I need to work on this.
The other passage was, “...speaking in possibility springs from the appreciation that what we say creates a reality; how we define things sets a framework for life to unfold.” I should be more careful with my words--in particular how I speak with my children.
Sheryl, it seems we are in similar situations. That negativity can be crippling can’t it? The good thing is we are seeking to move beyond it and put it behind us so we can meet the needs of our students more completely. Even though we don’t have all the tools we need and the support required, we still somehow press onward and find ways to make things happen. I’d like to think of us as problem solvers. Don’t you agree that it would be quite boring teaching the same old curriculum and lessons day after day, year after year! Even with the obstacles, I find what we do exhilarating and look forward to each new school year with renewed anticipation for a great year. Rule Number Six puts a perspective on it all! Keep up the great work and let’s stay in contact so we can bounce things off each other!
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