Slice of Life Day 2: A Difficult Dance

A Difficult Dance

Collaborate or create? 
Discuss or do? 
Deliberate or design? 
Mull it over or make it happen? 
Process or produce?
Reflect or respond?
Ask or accomplish?
Converse or complete?

*This dichotomous poem represents my struggle to find balance between rich professional conversations and task execution. As educators, time is our currency, and we do NOT have enough. To be fully engaged and present during work sessions, I must let go of the myth of multitasking. Teachers must become skilled at bantering, babbling, and bouncing ideas off of each other while simultaneously finishing the work. Both are necessary. Both help us grow. And both take TIME.

This post is part of the 11th Annual Slice of Life Annual Story challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers, a month-long challenge to write daily by inviting participants to share a snapshot of life through writing.