Rebranding my blog

For the last several months I have been on hiatus with this blog. I have missed writing, but after spending quite a bit of my time last spring focused on the impact state politics was having on education I needed a break. I really was not happy with the direction I allowed my posts to go. Though I think it is important to stay abreast of the political climate and how it relates to our profession, I don't want it to drive my posts.

With that in mind, I intend to relaunch my blogging efforts with a new title. This one seems to suit the world in which I live. Maybe you understand what I mean because you are in my position or you are a classroom teacher that feels overwhelmed at times.

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This isn't my desk, but it often looks like this. To anyone coming into my office it appears to be chaos. I assure you it isn't. I can usually tell you exactly where everything is.

My newest inspiration for the direction I would like to take with this blog comes from this quote:

"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"--Albert Einstein

Organizing the clutter that comes our way will be a renewed interest of mine for these posts. Yes, education policy counts as clutter, so it will still be a part of the conversation. There are so many other things that clutter our desks that need to be sorted through as well.

Here is hoping your desk is never empty.

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