I haven't really felt like blogging lately.
At first, I felt a swing in the reflection of my classroom. This year has had it's challenges and struggles, but it feels like a cakewalk compared to last year. The entire last month of school last year, I thought I was losing my mind. I could barely make it through to the end of the year. This year, I happened to look at the school calendar yesterday and realized there is about 30 school days left. I didn't even realize school was so close to ending! What I'm rambling towards is that I feel a little bit more sure-footed about what I'm doing in the classroom. (just a little bit!) Somehow, This has made those shiny, happy moments I've had with the children seem so special that I've had the feeling I should just let it be, instead of sharing it. I don't know, it's a strange feeling and a strange way of thinking, but that's how my brain has been working lately.
Also, I've realized that I don't really need to post about the things on my shelf.1) If I have found something that works, I've probably already posted about it. 2) there are so many other great blogs out there with better ideas than me! 3) I like to keep the extensions minimal. Of course, if I make/find something awesome, I'm willing to share, but it's certainly not a focus for this blog.
That brings me to my question for you readers (if you're still out there). I still want to blog, but I think I need some direction and focus for this blog. It started out as a place to throw up my feelings/thoughts/elations/disappointments because my friends and family were sick of hearing me talk about the same thing. However, it's evolved. I still can't believe people actually read this. So, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, why do you read my blog? What do you want to read about?
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8 hours ago
6 comments:
I have your blog on my Google reader, so I read any post you put up. Personally, the reason I look at Montessori blogs is
1-for ideas-any and all-even if I've seen it before
2-I love to see other people's classrooms and shelves
3-to know that my bad day is not limited to me (or good day!)
4-to hear what works/doesn't work in other people's classrooms
5-for plain and simple camaraderie so that I don't feel alone!
Don't give up, I like reading your posts!
Please, don't stop writing posts. I really love love reading them, and I'm sure many people do (although, unfortunately, I rarely leave comments, but I am often here).
When I started working in a Montessori classroom, 2.5 years ago, it seemed to me that anything is wrong, I was all alone and no other teacher in the "my" public kindergarten did not know anything about the Montessori pedagogy. So I started to "dig" on the Internet for different ideas, experiences, and other matters related to Montessori. Your blog was among the first that I started to follow. In your posts I recognized myself and my experiences in kindergarten. I realized that many educators around the world have similar or the same problems as me and immediately it was a lot easier for me. Your post titled No assistance helped me a lot because I worked all school year with more than 20 children.
I am interested in all your posts - Montessori materials, the work and discussions with children, about the room arrangement, the advantages and disadvantages of working in a kindergarten...
NataĊĦa
As a parent (not one of your kids), I've enjoyed reading about the Montessori classroom from a teacher's perspective.
I read you. I just like to be in touch with other people's experience in their own classrooms.:)
Your classroom and the area are so different to my experience, it is amazing to read about your experience. There are similarities and differences and it is interesting to find them. Your experience is important to the rest of us. What you find out about how children work under sometimes harsh conditions is valuable. I think that is why I read your blog. I teach in a semi rural school in Suffolk UK. That could hardly be more different to where you teach, yet we are making the same philosophy work. It is fascinating. All the blogs from all teh diverse places in the world add up to a lot of knowledge and insight.
I read your blog because my children attend a public Montessori school and I love all things Montessori, but especially public Montessori, because it reaches children who wouldn't necessarily have the means to attend a Montessori school if it was private. I love the diversity. I love the challenges. So, I read whatever I can about the subject. Keep it up!
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