As you may have noticed, within the last couple of months my posts have shifted from updates about running miles to updates about running a classroom. Each form of running requires stamina, patience, commitment and a certain level of skill. Although, one is clearly better for my health than the other :).
The shift of "topics" was unintentional on my part, especially because I strive to be the kind of blogger who writes about a wide spectrum of things. I have learned that my best writing comes from where ever my best energy is going. Right now my best energy is going towards teaching. Actually its hard to imagine my energy being spent anywhere else but I guess we can all stay tuned to find out.
Anyway. . . the point of this post is really to annouce that I am writing you from my classroom for the first time ever! You see, the computer that was handed down to me from the previous Science teacher had its fair share of issues, so I requested a different one. Assuming that the tech department was going to rustle up a computer with less issues from a storage closet somewhere, I was shocked when my boss sent me an email letting me know that she had purchased me a new iMac. I wasn't sure how this new computer would change my classroom experience until it arrived today. You see. there is a large divide that stands between Mac users and PC users and I happen to stand on the PC side of the divide. I have been questioning the amount of energy I have to actually take steps towards bridging the divide, but today I have my answer.
This computer is incredible. It's bigger, the screen is brighter and it's light years faster than the other one. I am breathing so much easier knowing that I will be able to do the paperwork/research/email side of my job with a lot more efficiency.
It was good news, so I had to share it.
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