{"id":163,"date":"2011-10-17T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T15:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/innovativelearningdesigns.ca\/?p=163"},"modified":"2011-10-17T15:18:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T15:18:53","slug":"make-like-recess-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovativelearningdesigns.ca\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"Make like recess today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m going to make like recess today. I\u2019ve been thinking about that for a few weeks now. I\u2019m on supervision duty (due to the labour dispute) at Frost Road Elementary three times a day, morning and the double recess.\u00a0 Each day I watch the students run out the doors of the classroom to the playground. Did I say run?\"\"<\/a> Actually, they seem to run, skip, scream, laugh, and throw themselves out the door with an unbridled abandon. Their faces are alight with joy. So much so, I want to take it with me. Yes, I want to take recess with me.<\/p>\n

So, I decided I need to make like recess too. I wondered if I could think about that in the way I approach my work. Most of the time I love my job. I love learning. I love working with teachers. I actually like working on systems. I love making an impact.\u00a0 And make no mistake I love<\/em> innovation. I like to dance on the edge and see how we can do it differently. I like to break down stereotypes of practice. I like to connect others to their passion. I like to help support teachers to do what they do best\u2014teach, and teach well.<\/p>\n

There are some days that I do not like the work I do. Those are the days when the workload seems crushing, when I haven\u2019t had time to breathe, when I am wrestling a conceptual idea in my head that I cannot resolve or when there is little time to connect personally with those in my department. It is on those days that I need to remind myself to make like recess. Finding the joy in the moment.<\/p>\n

So this week I am going to make like recess. I am going to practice recess each and every day. How about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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