Drive Chapter

Well, I began writing my response to the chapter yesterday and lost power before posting. I'm glad that this response comes after some reflective cooling-off, as I was going to blather on about how much I wish I saw "big picture" and "unschooling" methods in the classroom. This morning, perhaps from a clever facebook quote about "making the standards your bitch," I am fortified by the knowledge that the Drive chapter will inform my teaching, along with the likes of Penny Kittle, Natalie Goldberg, Donald Murray, Tom Romano, et al....just not this year as much as I'd prefer. I tuck all of these wonderful teachers away in my filing bins and they wait for me, as I know my future holds them and their methods.

The big question I have is how do I keep my heart in check? Some days the injustice for the students is more than I can bear. It doesn't have to be so numbingly scripted and fill-in-the-blank. Ah, I said I wouldn't go there, so...see you all in class.