Today’s Meditation

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“A mind when stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.” —Anonymous

You’re staring at the cursor in the document, the blank page, the empty mind. You’re waiting for that spark of inspiration to hit you so you can start your lesson plans.

But the mind is blocked, the eyes are glazed over, and the mouth is dry.

This is probably the scariest places for a teacher. Not being able to think about a single good idea, finish the task. We are faced with a week of students climbing up the walls, frustrated parents, administrators sending us emails about missing lesson plans, and colleagues shaking their heads in pity.

The confidence is collapsed, and you’re frantically searching for something to fill those white pages – the pages that should have something meaningful ready by Monday, by tomorrow, by next week.

Having this block can make you give up, you throw up your hands and lament that you just can’t do it today. And here comes the procrastinator, rearing its head. Do not let it in.

Every teacher struggles with this, not having an idea, no creativity pops its head around the corner to say “hi!” -saving your plans.

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela

Truer words are yet to be spoken about writing your lesson plans. That is why yesterday, I urged you to have a template. You have the framework of your plans to start with, and guaranteed, the inspiration will come. You are not staring at a blank page.

Just like any other task, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Start with something someone else has already done. It’s okay not to have a new idea for every day. Some of the best ideas I’ve ever come up with have started with reading or teaching someone else’s lesson plans first.

The ideas are everywhere. Just look around you in your classroom. I bet you can find an idea right there. Re-teach a part of grammar, revisit a cool experiment, figure out a new way to teach the math problem, or find a new kinesthetic approach to a lesson you taught last semester. Review. Students like knowing what’s coming, and when you tell them since they know the subject so well, you’re going to try something different today, a way to get them moving.

Prepare, prepare, prepare

For a teacher, the block to come up with new ideas can be a daunting. As Gail Godwin’s quote tells us: “Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theatre.” But even with theatrics, you must have the preparation done.

 “A self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood.” —Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

This is what most of us need to hear somewhere around 2 pm every day when energy levels are dipping, our afternoon coffee cup is empty, and dinnertime seems like a world away. The creative spirit has left the building. Just because we don’t feel like it, doesn’t mean the work can be neglected.

So how do we come to terms with the realization?

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Experiencing a creative block is different for each teacher but the results are the same. The inability to be productive, to work, to feel energized is taken away.

When we are grappled by the block to create, it is hard to even get started. Today’s meditation will take care of that. When you “Clean out a corner of your mind, Creativity will instantly fill it.” (- Dee Hock)

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