Early morning thoughts

My previous blog entry was written a couple days ago, but I was hesitant to post it because I didn't want my blog to be a place of complaints and malaise, but I suppose my blog can be anything I want it to, and so I decided to post it today.

On that day I really felt frustrated with a particular class. They are challenging on so many levels! Many of them have literacy problems and quite a few of them appear to be the men and women of their households. I also sense that some of them have been severely hurt in their young lives, and the hurt is manifesting itself in gross disrespect and anger that is very close to their skins. Somehow I have to reach past that and find the talent and possibility that I know is there. Sometimes I feel like I'm reaching them. Sometimes I see something that looks like a spark of interest in their eyes, but I have to work like a beast to sustain it and then "poof" it vanishes.

I'm really hoping that something I do in Ed Tech class today will give me some ideas to reach this class. In the meantime I should be getting ready to make the trek to UWI.

Peace