Conviction Corner: An excerpt from A Half-Formed Idea
Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash I believe that teachers, as humans, can only do so much with the time and resources given, that as overburdened as we are– something always gives. Sometime this past spring, I received a forwarded email from the principal about a parent’s concern. With this forwarded email I was asked to get on the phone with this parent to touch base. I had already been emailing with her consistently, despite having been told that the issue mentioned was already cleared up between her and the principal. I was being asked to do something I was already doing, while also trying to support students who were struggling academically, and personally. When I look back beyond that bright, blinding betrayal, I see the long reaching shadow of regret. I regret I spent too much time in unproductive meetings, spent too much time emailing about issues that had already been addressed, on tasks that were ultimately performative. Empty. I regret that I didn’t spend...
"Where others found comfort in neat divisions I searched for the chaos of lines blurring together." This was my favorite line. So beautifully written.
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