Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Starting Places

It's hard to find a place to start. This is true for me in so many instances, and i find it to be true of my students, as well. Part of my work is to help them find places to start. Once we actually start something, it's much, much easier to go on; the fear of starting it wrong, or of an imperfect outcome, keep us from entering into the work.

Tomorrow we will find a place to start together. I have four teaching hours with my class on Wednesdays this year, and while the first hour will be somewhat truncated by the Opening Ceremony of the school, it is a substantial amount of time with which to work.