SatChat reflections.

I ended up on twitter on a Saturday morning a few weeks ago (which is a much less common occurrence than it once was…), and found myself tweeting on the #satchat hashtag for a few minutes. A couple of things I noticed about that:

  1. I was really happy to see #satchat up and running still- it was one of my favorites when I was doing that sort of thing a lot, and it made me happy those good people are still fighting the fight.
  2. I was less happy that some of the topics were still up for debate. This particular week was about the value (or not) of homework, and I was kinda bummed out. That is, for me anyway, a settled topic. The research is clear. I’m not sure why we’re still having that conversation.
  3. I can still say things that seem to resonate with people. I’ve been out of the K12 world for couple of years now, and I had started to worry if my fire was still burning (internally, of course) on some of those issues. It is.

I can’t commit to doing #satchat with any degree of consistency- I’ve got my own (small) children to manage, and Saturday morning can be a… fraught… time. Regardless: it was good to poke my head back in and see that some of my ideas, opinions, and views still seem to fit into the K12 conversation.

SitRep

What’s currently going on:

  • I have a new blog up and running that’s specific to cycling stuff for me. I figured most readers here would be more interested in the educational stuff (or whatever), and that keeping the bike stuff separate would be a good idea. All further bike related stuff there.
  • I’ve been writing every morning now for almost a month- and I’ve been putting in something like 250-300 words each time. That means I’ve logged 9000 words of reflection and anticipation. So far I like the feeling- I go into the day feeling considerably more equipped and centered, but now I think I’m on to the next thing: fiction. Right? That’s the next move here, I think.
  • Newsletter #71 is in progress. Still collecting the goodies, but that’s just a matter of time.