Learning

Do you think you learn somethng new everyday? Sometimes I'll see that on some people's blogs or New Year's Resolution list or life wish list. It's a committment to learn something new everyday. So part of me thinks...hmm...does that mean that you need to will yourself to learn something new? How do you turn learning off such that you need to commit to doing it?

The other part of me thinks...is there really something new to learn everyday? Something new...NEW...brand new...is there really something new to learn everyday. Lately it seems I'm not learning something new everyday. Lately it seems I'm having to REMIND myself of the things I've previously learned. Like...correcting papers will NEVER HAPPEN if they're brought home. Or brewed coffee at home is cheaper than Starbucks...it just is...oh if I could only remember that :-) Or why do I have to seemingly re-learn that water is good for me..therefore I'll "start" drinking it. My treadmill will serve me better as a treadmill than a sweater hanger. I know this already...why do I need to re-learn it?

Today...I don't think I learned anything new. I did however get a chance to go through some much needed motions of my life lately. EVERY notebook of my students' is corrected...YES! The rough drafts are partially done...but partially is better than not at all:-)