Freewrite

Sometimes, I stumble on here out of boredom. Sometimes I just feel a need to write about nothing particular. Tonight, for instance, I have nothing specific to say, but I feel a need to say something. I'm doing a freewrite, I suppose. I've done this exercise with students. The theory is that, if one writes for a full sixty seconds whatever is in his mind, without putting the pen down, something spectacular will arise up from the paper :) Is it happening yet? No? Well, I shall keep on writing then.

So, the past several days, I have been in my new classroom. What a feet that has been!! I've been unpacking boxes, moving furniture, dusting, hanging blinds, hanging curtains, hanging bulletin boards, hanging, hanging, hanging! Good grief! Maybe I'll get to planning a lesson soon! The truth is though, I love this part of the process. Setting up the classroom is truly the fun part of teaching. Don't get me wrong, teaching in and of itself is satisfying and energizing, but putting together the classroom is the mark we put on our school before we ever say a word to the students. It says "This is who I am! This is what is important to me!" Am I clean? Organized? Creative? Colorful? Environment is the key to a healthy class. I'm so thankful to be able to create mine.

Well look at this! I've found something to say. Something that I will look back on and read one day and say, "Yep, I remember that process. It was tough, but it was fun, and it was worth it." I feel like I say that about a lot of things in my life. And I guess that's a good thing.