Cindy challenged us to write about our goals for the coming year. This is tough for me because I tend to be the type of person that lists. And then I make lists for my lists. And then I'm so overwhelmed by some of my lists of things that I want to do that little to none of it gets done because I've lost the inspiration to achieve that goal that I had at that particular moment in time. I even made a list before I started writing this post. Right now, I'm thinking a lot about this NPR piece entitled, " How Writing Down Specific Goals Can Empower You ." Some research has shown that when students write down their goals, they are significantly more likely to achieve them. After reading this (last year and again this year), I became even more exciting to put pen to paper (or, well, words to keys) and make some of my goals visible. When I started a note on my iPhone the other day about things that I want to accomplish for this coming year, I struggled. As a teacher,
Lessons from a novice teaching life