September 2008
2 posts
"If you have time to complain, then you have time...
List five things that are annoying you right now. What can you do about them?
1. I don’t like waking up so early…so I guess I could go to bed at a better time.
2. Some of my students talk out of turn and are really disruptive…so I could encourage them to do better and have consequences if they do not.
3. All of my stuff is in boxes…I should set aside some time to unpack...
"If you've never stared off into the distance then...
What do you daydream about during class?
Well, I’m teaching, so that doesn’t leave for many mind-wandering moments, really. But when I was in school, I’d often think about strange scenarios—little “what if” moments. Like, what if I just got up from note taking and went up and tickled the teacher? What would happen? What if I did a somersault in the aisle? ...