I have to teach tomorrow, and I am still awake. That’s because I’m doing a research assignment for my education and tech class, or rather procrastinating doing that assignment.
My paper is about how technology is changing the world of education. All this talk about change and evolution makes me realize how green I am. I’m still one of those teachers with a B.A. in English who wants to change the world of my students, because, I mean really- that’s what having a B.A. in English is actually all about. And, when I say change the world of my students, I don’t mean that I hope to teach them that using hanging prepositions or starting a sentence with the word “But” will make them sound stupid. I mean, I want to change their lives, in a really big-earth shattering, help-them-find-their-purpose-in-this-world kind of way. I don’t want to speak from the “don’t-make-the-same-mistakes-that-I-did” place either, even though I secretly know I won’t be able to help myself. I want to be able to help them speak to themselves by listening to what’s inside of them. I sound like a hallmark card.
I want to do all these things, then I realize, I have to bite my tongue to ensure that I don’t say the F word in class.
I’ve never done it though, I’ve never cursed in class. That’s an accomplishment.
You’d probably be shocked to know that I go to mass every Sunday.
