It has been 11 months since my last post. Last year I really wanted to blog weekly: let other educators know that they are not alone, that others have the same frustrations, and the same joys. Even more, that out of those frustrations may COME joy. It did not happen. I don't know. Maybe I felt intimidated when I started reading the blogs of others, good blogs, with important things to say, and started to tell myself, "You are not that good. Your message is not that important." Maybe more than intimidated, I just wanted to be perfect, like others are perfect, and say the exact right thing in the exact right way to make ALL my readers go WOW! Maybe I was afraid no one would read, so why bother. Then I went to a great EdCamp, and a session about blogging and podcasts and I remembered my why! (Oh, if you get a chance, find an EdCamp! It could change your Teacher life!) I blog to reflect for myself on what is and is not working. I blog to allow other to see