I suppose that waiting half a year to update my blog is a strong enough reason for people to just stop checking it. That said, I am fully aware that I am typing only to myself this August afternoon. I thought I would post something to get the ball rolling again instead of waiting for the "perfect" opportunity. So I will write quickly and I will only reread it once. Maybe I can start a habit so that another year of teaching and experience does not disappear into oblivion.
"An exercise in humiliation" is what I have taken to calling my first year teaching. Journaling was sparse, too; not just blogging. I think that at the end of the day my brain shut down and for healthy(?) reasons refused to remember the trauma. This year will be different. This year will be better.
So for another, better year at Harrity Elementary... for fostering a life outside of teaching that includes reflection... and for, er, blogging. !
