With so many classrooms and campus needs vying for the attention of teachers and administrators throughout the academic day, it is not commonplace for either to take a moment and journal. My volunteer hours today were a perfect example of the non-stop flow of the school day. I shadowed and assisted a vice-principal for 120 minutes. We began reviewing student grades, went to two kindergarten classes to assist departure for a field trip, met with two students who were sent out of the class for misbehaviors, talked with a parent regarding her child's removal from the bus, observed lunch time for a cluster group of classes, stopped by four classes to talk with teachers, participated in a CIP meeting...Whew! I was breathless! I asked, "When do you sit and catch your breath?" He answered, "When I can find one moment to be had, I take it! But that doesn't happen often." He smiled and kept moving on to the next need.
Blogging is an opportunity for everyone, including educational leaders, to quickly and effectively record and store thoughts. Blogs become a great place to record highlights of the day--the child we are concerned about, the teacher who has a great idea, the cafeteria worker who seems consistently disgruntled, etc. During a given day there are many occurrences that act as impetus for ideas or questions. We experience moments of epiphany that may return, but may not. Blogging can help us capture those thoughts. It can also function as a resource that displays our professional growth from one time period to the next.
In fact, this blog makes me consider investigating the impact of blogging upon professional growth. Hhmmm....What do you think?
No comments:
Post a Comment