Where is does that road lead that is paved with good intentions? Well, this log was one of the paving stones. When I asked myself why I hadn't filled this out more often, several thoughts come to mind:
- Freud would have loved me since I tend to go overboard on some things. In this case, part of the reason was the reluctance to put anything down unless I felt I had something to put down. Well, time got away from me.
- I do a lot of thinking about what things mean and why but I never got into the habit of writing things down. However, when I have recorded my reflections I have found them very useful in the future. (The example of the OFA workshop comes to mind).
- I was busy! I took on too many commitments and some things I didn't let slide soon enough. One example is the middle school website. I maintain it because it is important to me
- I sometimes have difficulty prioritizing. For example, I'm working on this rather than completing my project for ED 664
Was doing the study worthwhile? Yes, in reading the paper I realized that I had picked up insights about how the students learned from each other, and that it hadn't matched my initial speculations. I also realized I was tuning into a community that I really had not realized existed, nor realized the extent of.
posted by Derrel Fincher at 9:24 PM
