Time.

Anyone else have an issue with time?

In the midst of writing curriculum, the greatest challenge one comes across is the lack of 48 hours in a day. Or 72.

The ability to effectively develop an integrated and challenging curriculum is dependent upon the ability to have the time, and resources for such. As most teachers would agree, enough planning time is essential to their state of well-being within the classroom. To create a customized approach which reflects the experiences I have had with Novant and Lenovo, means being ensured with enough time to process and plan such. With such, I have found barely enough time to process. Let alone plan.

To narrow the ideas, to align them to standards, here lies yet another issue with time. Where is the time to complete all the lessons? Where is the time to gather the resources? Where is the time to collaborate with colleagues to evaluate and restructure lesson components if need be? Where are those “colleagues?”

The hard part is not generating the ideas, the creativity. I believe this is a gift of teachers, amongst many others, to figure a way in which to relate the often stereotyped “meaningless” concepts into ones of immense engagement. Rather, it is the battle of finding the time to develop, and execute well-written plans to be used by others. There is no doubt, as most educators will agree, that such will get done. This is yet another gift of teachers, to somehow complete tasks, working magic, creating time when there is little to begin with.

I just wish I had the magic to turn a 24 hour day into a 48 hour one. Or 72.

RMS