Why am I writing this personal entry? Well, it is not an attempt to gain any sympathy. It attempts to show what is possible if a clear intention and goal serve the learner's needs. In May of 2022 just near the end of another fantastic school year, I do not remember what happened. But, I was unable to finish the school year and was unable to teach the following year. Why? On May 21st, 2022, I fell down a flight of 16 stairs (luckily carpeted) from the 2nd to 1st story of our home. I was found at the bottom of the stairs. I was found foaming at the mouth. This would lead to a 2-month hospital stay which included an induced coma because my seizures would not stop, several rounds of lumbar punctures, and relearning basic physical movements like something as simple as being able to roll in the hospital bed. Simply put, when I was admitted to the hospital, I was diagnosed as being “critically ill.” Please take a moment and read those words: critically ill. They are not terms...
It's been a while since I've written a post. The transition to term 3 with new courses all around has delayed my ability to reflect. In addition, I just had LASIK surgery so, I've been trying to limit screen time a little bit. But, it's officially been 14 days. So, here we go! Well, the Oscars were last week and I've been thinking a bit about best picture winners and memorable quotes. When it comes to educational buzzwords that have been floating in my head, this is the one that keeps springing to my mind. One of the biggest pushes in education these days is personalization. There is a phrase that is constantly floating around the idea of what personalization entails and that is "student voice and choice". In this post, I intended to focus wrapping my head around what we mean when we say student voice. In my next post, hopefully it'll be soon, I'll try to tackle the idea of choice. Let's wait on defining what we mean by voic...