When I was deciding whether to come back to teach one more year, I realized that the part that I like best is not giving information, it’s getting questions – especially questions that I have never explored before with students. This week, my last first week of the school year, has started out with some beautiful questions. The poet Wendell Berry writes “The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.” May this year be a year of great songs that nurture and reward curiosity, creativity, and courage in students and teachers alike.
Berry, Wendell. “The Real Work.” Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach, edited by Sam. Intrator and Megan Scribner. Jossey-Bass, 2014, p. 199.