I am someone who likes a degree of predictability and structure. I like to know the clear goals and objectives and my plan for reaching them. But at the same time, I know that being too clear and too focused can actually narrow my vision, make me see only what fits and not the possibility of what could be. I want my collaborative experiences to go beyond my vision, to become our vision, our imagination realized (in whatever way and form that might take). So, I have to confront my own fears and anxieties each time I plan, "We can do this... and then we will create this..." and then stop, take a breath, and say, "Let's see what happens." I have realized that teaching and collaborating is always really more of a "let's see what happens" experience, even though we may try to fit it in our box of what we know and think we want. So what I am hopeful for at the start of this school year is that I will be able to trust myself and each of you enough to carry the "let's see" attitude with me as I embark on this experience.
