Getting there...

October is finally here, the air is cooling, my classes are settling, and everyone is feeling the change in the season. Kids are twisting and turning about with either a softening and acceptance, or staunch resistance to authority. This season has a distinct rhythm that can take you out in its undertoe if you're not careful. I started this year with nervous optimism which is now shifting to calm acceptance...acceptance of the nature of students, of messes left by others, of the benefits of true focus, and of patience. Just like my students who are learning to use their camera's, I'm not there yet, but am getting there.