In my first class period of the day, I had a few students point out that they brought in journals as per my request. As if caught in the mere thought of constructing a lie, I stuttered for a moment and then blamed the copy center for not getting the Writing Project packets to me in time. Not to be defeated by technology, however, I resolved toward the end of the class period to present the instructions for my project via a document posted on my webpage. I quickly read through the direction cover sheet, finding myself oddly embarrassed by the causal (and I originally thought mildly humorous) tone I chose for the handout. Unfortunately, my paraphrasing and verbal instructional additions did little to clarify the assignment for my students, and I ended up being bombarded by questions and concerns at the tolling of the bell.
I know I need to be more confident in this project, as it was born from my true passion as an educator. Plus, I really put a lot of thought into it and know my students can benefit from it academically. What am I so afraid of, then? Being myself as an educator? Not having the ability to hide behind a pre-determined curriculum with canned worksheets and PowerPoint presentations?
At least tomorrow I'll have my packets to use as cover.
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