Today has been incredibly productive between lesson planning, packing for the big move, and playing a very fun game of Ultimate Frisbee in which I learned a new throw. (If you ask, I will gladly demonstrate.)
More than anything else, though, today was a good day for ideas. I had a great brainstorming session with my roommate that lead to some feasible options for reaching my students, who have gone slightly mad under the leadership of one renegade ten-year-old boy. I also came up with a fun literacy lesson that integrates art by building very large spiders, which my students will get a kick out of because they believe that I am terrified of spiders. In actuality, I am only manageably afraid.
One of the fun parts about packing is finding things you love, sharing random stories with your roommate, and re-discovering clothing. My roommate found a beautiful envelope she had made and painted. She said, "It's wax paper over watercolor on cardstock." I love the random crafts she comes up with, because it reminds me that there are so many things in the world I have not been exposed to. That's necessary for me, especially because I am occasionally terrified that I will never again hear a new song that moves me, read a book that leaves me in awe, or have a good belly-laugh at a surprising joke. Or, as in recent weeks, I fear that I will never have an idea that will give me hope for the desperate situation my students live in. So, here's to the spirit of new ideas and progress.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
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