Thinker

This is a space for thinking about thinking. Metacognition.

October 2023
Friday, March 13, 2020, the last day before Spring Break we didn't go back to school. The pandemic changed everything. Now, on the first day of Fall Break October 7, 2023, I am sitting on my back patio with the trees and with COVID. It feels like Fall. I was careful for 2 years. This year, not so much. So, I am thinking. Sitting and thinking.

Lately, I have been thinking about slow time. In his Penn State Laureate series, Chris Staley talks about slow time. Thinking about joy and the roots of joy. The roots of joy seem to be woven in slow time. Fall lends itself to slow time. COVID requires slow time. There is no joy in COVID. None. Still, I think about what it takes for people to find joy. I am frequently around people who seem joyless. Teaching brings that out in folks. The first day I likely contracted COVID I kept thinking, This is teacher tired. I am teacher tired for real. Everyone should have a visceral experience of teacher tired. I was sure. It is difficult to keep your joy in sight when you teach in public education. I truly love seeing people learn and walking alongside them as they do. Learning can seem rare.

It's chilly. I am chilled yet warmed. It is time to go inside