Last weekend, I was inspired by a post by Doug Peterson, and decided to blog a response to it. Doug responded to this post in his This Week In Ontario Edublogs post yesterday. His response got me thinking more about my wishes, and what they might mean in the coming months or years.
In his reply, Doug mentioned that my wishes could almost become a “to do list” of sorts, as restrictions lift.
Even though no restrictions have changed yet, this past week had me thinking about moments of hope.
From mentions of floods — that took me back to this one from years ago, but floods just the same …
to plasticine — or is it paint?! — on my driver’s side car mat, which tells me that sensory play is not lost …
to “nature plasticine” and individual bins of mud, which can still exist safely in COVID times …
to talks of habitats, and the creation of many, in spite of the pandemic …
to self-serve paint pumping, and the student support that can still exist with this …
to opportunities to play together, even when together might be a little bit farther apart.
I’m not going to pretend that at times I’m not frustrated or upset with what can’t be, but sometimes I need to remember what can and is possible now. Do you have moments of hope? What are they? Even if they’re small and don’t necessarily outweigh your questions and concerns, I wonder if we still need to share them. Here’s to a great week at school that will hopefully include a small flood, a paint mess, and enough mud to fill my heart with happiness.
Aviva