Gearing Up for the New Year!
Gearing Up for the New Year! I know that it is still July, but guess what??? August is around the corner! picture source I know! The remaining summer months will fly by just like June did. So, when July comes, I start to mentally prepare myself for the school year, not like I really, really prepare myself in August, but just enough so that August doesn’t catch me off guard. I know I wrote a whole post (which can be found here) about reflecting when the school year ended in June, but this is a different type of reflection. This type of reflection will probably take on a more positive vibe because, well…its not the END of the school year. Please allow me to digress for a few minutes to share my views on reflection. I know that you all know that I am a proponent of it because of this post, but I feel know that part of being a great teacher is constantly reflecting on…well everything. In order to make sure tha...