Jim Tyson. https://unsplash.com/photos/r9T0LZv8xWQ
The title photo was an easy choice for
the first edition of Web Wanderings, volume 3 . At the beginning of the school
year, everyone is standing on Start.
But the questions become how will we proceed
through the year? Will it be basically the same as the last one, or will we create
a new, completely revised version of our individual Hopscotch? Will we hop from one square to the next,
being
able to avoid barriers and bumps in the road, or will we have a misstep along the way?
I
just finished reading Your Back-To-School Messages Are
Hurting Teachers*
by Shanna Peeples, the
2015 National
Teacher of the Year. She articulated so well
many of the thoughts I’ve had lately. I seem to have created my own echo
chamber of educational cheerleaders. It can be overwhelming thinking that all librarians are super stars
and thinking that if I do
everything faster and better I could qualify for at least one Distinguished level
in the new Texas Library Guidelines and Standards.
Sue
Kowalski @spkowalski
said recently, “If we keep doing the same thing because it's comfortable &
people know what to expect, are we really moving forward?” I’m not suggesting that we must plan on
reinventing the world or even moving a small mountain. Individually
we
should look
for a
molehill or two
to level. Some
of bigger challenges may just have to wait.
* ShannaPeeples/your-back-to-school-messages-are-hurting-teachers-44508cfda269 Takes 6 minutes to read
Right
now, I’m on Start and figuring out what to do with my first hop!
