Time Well Spent Funny thing about time, it feels endless until one day, it’s suddenly gone. That was my experience two days ago when I pulled into the parking lot of my work and suddenly realized my direction, my purpose, my research, everything was being taken away from me. Who am I without my syllabus, assignments, professors, and colleagues? For a moment I began to weep out of fear and loneliness until I remembered the words of Julie Olsen Edwards who reminded me that fear of the unknown is scary but, “You can’t wait until you know enough, we never know enough” (Laureate, n.d.). She is correct, and one thing is for sure, I am relentless in my early childhood efforts. Further, still, I will not go quietly into the night, but instead, I will dive into next week with the knowledge: 1. I am not alone. I have the skills and relationships to build a community of practice that will become the springboard for tomorrow’s all-incl...
Lynnette,
ReplyDeleteI have truly enjoyed being in class with you. Your posts have been very thought provoking and I am a more knowledgeable person because of them. I thank you for your continued support and positive feedback. Your words and responses have been very kind and helpful. I wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors. I agree with you that the field of early childhood education will shine a little bit brighter because of us! I love that! I hope to "see" you again in a future class! Thank you!
Jennifer
jennifer.johnson51@waldenu.edu