I'm sorry I haven't written. It is probably the fifty millionth time I've said. I'm not sure how many times I can beg forgiveness for the same sin and have it granted. It's not you. It's me. You wouldn't know it, but I love writing it. Truly, I do. The problem is, you never make it to the top of the priority list. And it is SUCH a long list! Grad school is just killing me. I know so many teachers who have done it and done it with kids. I'm not sure how. I want kids. I plan to adopt kids once this is over. But I am grateful I don't have kids while doing grad school. I might not have survived!
All that being said, I've decided to add something new to my mile-high plate: The Slice of Life Challenge. If a teacher wants to be a skilled teacher of writing, he/she should write along with the students. To this end, this challenge was created. For the next month, I will be writing every day. Can you believe it? Every day! Hopefully this will be the start of some better blogging habits. And so I say sorry once again, but this time I have made a commitment to do better. A commitment that could involve a prize (if I'm so lucky), which at least will keep me focused. Which is always a good thing. So we'll be seeing a lot of each other this month and hopefully onward!
Your wayward author,
Amanda
Welcome! I'm glad you're here for March. It is a challenge, for sure. I hope you are able to carve out the time each day as I look forward to reading your Slices.
ReplyDeleteI love the format of writing a letter to your blog to start out the month-long writing challenge. I hope you love the SOL March Challenge as much as I do!
ReplyDeleteI have apologized to my blog many times myself! But you are here and you have written! This is my 6th year of the March Challenge, and I will say it does encourage regular writing, but it also puts me in my students shoes. I experience how they feel about a blank page, how finding just the right word is hard yet exhilarating, and how moving, stacking, and playing words is so much fun. And that you cannot learn in a grad class! I just finished my masters, so I totally understand the pressure. But you can do this! And we will help you the whole way through!
ReplyDeleteWelcome! So glad you have joined us! I know how hard it is to stay with this but you can do it! Thanks for taking the first steps! Look forward to reading more from you.
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