Barry Smith - Learning about Learning

There is a concept in long distance running called ‘the wall’, a psychological barrier that defeats many a marathon runner.  Apparently, although I wouldn’t know, it is defeated, as most things in life, by mind over matter, talking yourself through it.   I think I’m hitting the SQH ‘wall’ at the moment.  My post today is really a marker that I hope I’ll look back at in a few months and smile knowingly to myself, thinking about how tough I was finding it and how glad I am to get that ‘chunk’ behind me. 

I am almost at the point of having to submit my Unit 2 assignments - Analysis of the school’s capacity for change and improvement, a school improvement project rationale and project plans.  I have 8 days left, it feels like both an eternity and microsecond. 

It’s the last meeting of the Alternative Curriculum working group tomorrow morning.  Hopefully our proposals will be accepted by the management team and we can get cracking.  I had fruitful meetings this week at Dunbar Grammar and with the director of ELCAP, when I have more time (and energy!) I’ll post about them. 

Bit of a ‘nothing’ post but hopefully significant when I look back!