After today's researching and working on my PBL, I'm starting to wonder if I've bitten off more than I can chew. Like the student that decides to do a report on California and realizes there is a lot of information there. I may have to pare down my focus. Or better yet, figure out what my focus really is. I think I'm way too broad at this point...trying to fit in as much math as possible.
Game plan at this point: Put myself in the student's shoes and start my own project. This way I can see what math is out there and how it might be used.
Remember: It's okay to try something and fail. From that I will learn. I may be surprised at the direction it takes.
Moving forward is a good thing. If you don't move, you become stagnant. If you become stagnant, you smell. (I'm going with a creek bed analogy here...stay with me). "It Is What It Is" helps us to keep our sanity as we try new things, but at the same time we should never settle for "what it is". We should constantly reflect and learn to move our teaching and our student's learning to higher levels so the classroom doesn't turn stale.
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