This morning I was sitting in on a professional development training over "Close Reading" and in the session we were asked to read a couple of different passages including excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath and Tuck Everlasting, plus a short story by Mark Twain. While I was sitting there it dawned on me...I actually enjoy reading. I am a little embarrassed as an educator to admit that this has not always been the case. When I was a teenager, I tried to make sure that I was busy enough that I did not have free time to read. Now as an adult I really wish that I was not so busy so that I had more time to read. Throughout my coursework thus far, just about every current or former administrator that talks with us has recommendations for about three to four books to read. I started tackling the list by reading Mindset by Carol Dweck and then Drive by Daniel Pink. This is only a tiny step towards getting my list down and I am sure that within the first 15 minutes of my first class this fall I will have two more to add to my list and be back to square one. On second thought, if anyone out there in the bloggersphere has suggestions on reading material about leadership and learning, feel free to leave me a comment on what I need to read. I do enjoy reading now, so fire away. I will just have to find time to get them all read now.
Only 57 hours and 11 minutes until the start of the 2014-2015 school year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am more than a little excited if you didn't notice, but more about that on my next blog. Thanks.
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