Excitement lost...Between L-block and library. Reward Offered!

Blog 3.
That's how I am going to start my blogs. I said I would think on it, and I did. I also realise I quite like coming up with catching titles for each blog...must be the journalist in me coming out.
Okay, today I lost my pizazz! No not pizza! The sparkle, the kick start, the rev up, that bubbly enthusiasm for all things teacherly. I think it is one of two things that caused this. 1. Walking with Mum at 5:15am. The early starts do not serve me well. I will adjust though because I really enjoy the walks but they tire me. Must be sure to makea juice on these mornings with plenty of citrus in it to wake me up and keep me going. 2. Having so many free periods on Wednesdays and becoming lethargic by P5&6 after such an early start. So these things I can work with. Not too bad. Tomorrow will be telling I suspect.

I read Scott's articles that he emailed through last week. One I found so relevant and concrete and I found myself nodding in agreement. The other was very much ground in theory and literary debate type "edu-speak" and I felt a bit lost reading it. In fact, only read half of it and will pick up where I left off tomorrow. Reading the first one continued my quest for "rich tasks" and "rich experiences". I had the very surreal feeling today of battling between wanting to be involved with planning for 2006 Year 9 Authentic Learning Program based at the school's Digging Patch and thinking to myself, well I probably won't be here then so I might just let the others keep planning it. The truth of Scott's conversations re: PD with your own teachers rings true as I find where I was once in the loop when MK, GT, KK and BA were planning, I am now just a SOSE meeting recipient of such plans because we no longer share the same staffroom. It seems there is a lot of support in the Pastoral Care area and if I am at CSC next year I might consider Pastoral Care but won't do any other SPP on top of it.

I didn't expect to be blogging so long, but it is definitely valuable for me to be talking and reflecting on all these things. As I type, more things come to mind and my energy levels rise, which is good. Doing these blogs allows me to prepare mentally for the next school day. It is an opportunity to wipe away all the "dirt and grime" from today and take just the good things into tomorrow. Debrief, I think we call this :)

Had a chat to Mary today about finding my Uni self again in many respects and how I am happy to be steering towards an education specialist type career. I've always known that I wouldn't be a classroom teacher for the rest of my life and I am considering a few options. These are, in very general terms, alternative/authentic learning programs such as the one that Anthony S did. Literacy and Numeracy programs like the one Hayden got into today (Yay! Insert celebration here! Very happy. And they spoke to him about being mature because their would be 20 year olds in the course so that was good and saves me doing it. Starting to feel like my responsibilities to get him into a "path" are concluding- still have an interest in hearing how he goes though!) or Burremah, Minibah Special school type programs.

Next Blog I might talk about my ideal school and start considering what I want from a school so that when I start looking I know what I want. Like a property checklist :) So relevant at the moment.

Friday is 70's or 80's causal dress day and I have these wicked white patent 'plastic' :) boots and a ra-ra dress. Love it! That will be a good day at school.

Concern for the day: Stop Motion Pro- why doesn't it all just work when I plug it in??? Need to conference with MS about this and SOON! It works at home and it worked once but why not now??? Will try to swap into A1 tomorrow P3 to save some dramas- eg: getting/returning camera/tripods/batteries etc.

Leaving this Blog much happier. Might even do the dishes...maybe...or not.

Bye
M x