The hardest habit for me is to play. I have a hard time finding the time and the energy after working with students all day to indulge myself in an activity just for the fun of it. Unless I can count the weekly soak in a luxurious bubble bath. I understand the importance of play and relaxing activities, but they seem to be the hardest for me to schedule into my week. I have found that when I do take the time to play on the computer, I end up learning a lot of new ways to use different programs. Of course, I usually have some type of project that I need to accomplish that is the original motivation for playing on the computer. Time to explore and make mistakes is key for me.
The easiest habit would be to view problems as challenges. I am a problem-solver by nature and I've had enough problems in my life to be able to get over the "I give up" stage. I am not saying that the problems are easy, or the challenges are a piece of cake. That is hardly ever the case, but a lot of learning and creativity takes place in recognizing the problems and turning the brain around into seeing the new possibilities during the solution process. That is the skill I hope I can instill in my students.
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Hello, I have chosen you for my first blog post for Thing 3. My blog post is called 'Benny's 23 Things Blogs'. I fed your fish, admired your WWW.TREKKER picture, and awwed at your cute little dog. Now I'll comment. You mention '...turning the brain around into seeing new possibilities during the solution process'. How true and yet how challenging to step out far enough from the situation to see a view of the finished product or where the journey will take you. I, too, hope that I can instill that skill in my students.
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