The semester ended up being almost overwhelming at times-- certainly more than I expected but I survived. I'm comfortably in second semester wondering what to do with this space, and how it's different from my personal blog. It was supposed to be my place to talk about school but I'm tied to keeping things somewhat vague. There is fear to share too much and I know not sharing much makes this place not very meaningful. I spent some time in other classrooms yesterday and observed behaviors I've seen in my own class and can't stand. Kids wearing headphones during class activities, kids getting up in the middle of activities to do things or leave early, etc. I guess it made me feel a little better to see it so rampant in the school and it wasn't just me but it bothered me. I do feel like we have a whole generation of kids who are growing up differently and then I wonder if every old teacher thinks that way?
