{"id":1102,"date":"2020-02-24T17:57:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2020-02-24T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:58:03","slug":"the-struggle-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbaghela\/2020\/02\/24\/the-struggle-is-real\/","title":{"rendered":"The Struggle is Real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today was one of those days that, honestly, passed by smoothly. I had a few ah-ha moments in all of my classes. Those who care appreciate the humor in To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em> despite the tense mood of Chapter Fifteen. We all did pretty well, considering that it was our first day back from mid-winter break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that having been said, I asked my students what they would miss most about MWB, and many of them said “Sleep.” and “Not stressing about school-related things.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was in college, my sister’s friend Brian had this theory that human beings thrive on chaos. If things were hunky-dory and going fine, then what would we have to complain about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe because the end of card-marking period four is fast approaching (March 6th), not to mention parent teacher conferences, many students have expressed concerns about their grades (my thoughts on grades here<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I got to thinking – what makes one student care<\/strong> more about their learning\/education compared to another student. I mean, I don’t have the answer – although I wish I did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do know that I try; it makes me think of the church I visited yesterday and how the pastor was literally a one-man show trying to keep the congregation captivated – I felt his pain. But it can’t just come from me – I can’t be the only one caring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s back to the old Chinese proverb, “Teachers can open the door, but you yourself must walk through.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n