This is my view each and every day at school – – the corner view in my little green painted concrete box. It ain’t a deluxe office in the sky but it is my little work home. On the right side you will see pictures of my three favorite girls (two white poodles Snowball and Kelsey and one black poodle Mimi). Kelsey has passed away but I keep the picture up of the three of them. Every rough day is always made better by looking at their faces. On the left I kept just a very few cards given to me by students. Each of them represent a unique set of memories and a unique challenge in teaching. They keep me inspired.
But in the middle – the Mac – that thing seems to dominate the room and most of the time spent in that room. It occurred to me today that for the first 10 years here I worked WITHOUT any form of a computer – nothing on the desk but a pen and pad of paper. What did I do in the office then? What did I do with all of the non-keyboard time. How would things be different if I returned to the pre computer teaching? I worry that I spend more time and energy on this Mac then I do with the faces in the hall. It’s a great tool to have – but what happened during all that time years ago???