We've had some good discussions lately about the how the students sink into a mire of slacking in the late winter and early spring. I am frustrated with some, who seem to be so wrapped up in themselves that anything that takes them outside themselves is a bother. Other teachers are frustrated with classes or parts of classes who are conducting the equavalent of sit-down strikes. It's hard to face the day-to-day frustrations and also step back and reflect on how we got here, but that's what we need to do.
Today I plan to talk to my students about loving your work, and as students that means loving learning. If you don't find a way to love it, or if you lose your love for it, then it becomes the grind that either drains you of all energy or that you must ultimately rebel against. But it comes down to being a choice -- are you going to love your work? Are you going to keep loving your work when it's hard.
That's where I am anyway. How about everyone else?
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