How's your year starting out?

Well here I am again...in the frenzy of the never ending to-do list!
So far this school year has started with a VERY positive bang. I think this is going to prove to be the best year EVAH!
So what do you think?
Having a good one?
Leave me one...Ciao Buddies!

When too much is too much...

It occurs to me, as I look around my classroom, that more and more of the students I see have too much on their plate. Between; homework, social lives, work, extra-curricular activities, family, community, cognitive development, civic expectations, and just plain growing-up these kids are taxed to the max.
In our high-speed/high-tech world is society pushing our future generation into their current problem...an inability to move forward because of too many choices in front of them?
I urge you to watch the video on 'The Paradox of Choice" from Barry Schwartz. I heard of this video through Jim Burke, our eMints/Smartboard technology teacher. It gave me pause to realize just how much we have to choose from in our lives and how much less time & responsibility we actually give to 'ourselves'...to grow & understand. Quite a catch 22.
It makes me want to simplify EVERYTHING in my life: going back to the horse & buggy, kill my television, throw away all of the things that take up time that I could be discovering myself and growing my sense of well-being.
Of course then I wouldn't be writing in this blog now would I...speaking of which ~good bye!
......for now = )

MISSION STATEMENT

We the willing, led by the unknowing
Are doing the impossible
For the ungrateful,
We have done so much for so long
With so little
We are now qualified to do anything
With nothing.