You need to put genuine thought into what you’re writing. First, of course, you need to take it seriously. In order for this to work as well as it can, you need to do it right. You may discover a new prompt that you want to include in your daily routine in the process. Be sure to do the basics, but once you have, don’t restrict yourself if there’s more on your mind. In any case, I suggest allowing yourself to go as far-afield as your mind carries you each day as you write-as long as you answer the prompts directly first. In other words, you can respond to the prompts exclusively, or you can use them as launching points for more in-depth consideration and writing. This process done precisely as written is going to be effective if you take it seriously, but you can also use it simply as a framework to expand from and create your own process. All I’ve done is pare down the process to what I’ve found to be the most important ideas to focus on daily-what you need for this to be effective, and nothing more. I certainly didn’t create the idea of journaling or even the basic prompts here-you can find variations of these ideas in plenty of books, and they’re pretty obvious if you spend a bit of time considering the issue. The question for me became, How do I get this done in a way that isn’t daunting and off-putting in its extensiveness, that is concise but maximally effective by stripping away extraneous activities but preserving the critical core, that isn’t just tolerable, but even enjoyable? If I couldn’t answer that, I knew this kind of activity would never become a habit for me, and I’d never be able to benefit from a practice I knew without any doubt would help me immensely. Knowing this for years hasn’t magically made me do it.
However, it’s also a fact that it only works if you actually do it, and do it sincerely, and for it to work as well as possible, it has to be done consistently over a long period of time. It’s a fact that this sort of mindset remodeling and control is effective, potentially to a staggering extent. It’s a chance to reflect on the previous day, make adjustments, and prepare your mind for the day now beginning. The following prompts and ideas rely on that timing send you into the day ready to be who you want to be and achieve what you want to achieve. Your mind is also more receptive to suggestion first thing in the morning than it is later in the day-in other words, any mindset work you do is going to be far more effective.Ī morning journal routine is meant to take advantage of this unique window of time. It’s a time when my mind is open to possibility and unburdened by the often overwhelming pressure of responsibility and obligation.
Even if I’m exhausted, it’s always my most productive time of day, the time when I’m able to work with the most enthusiasm and clarity.
That is when Practically Paperless Morning Work was born.The morning for me has always been a special time that offers a sense of inspiration, renewal and optimism. Mad dashes and repeated directions are a recipe for teacher insanity, and I put up with it way too long before I realized I needed a change. It’s not fair to the teacher or the students to start the day on such a hurried, pressured note. It is enough activity to make a person dizzy with exhaustion–all before the day even truly begins. Morning work.Īnd let’s not forget about the time spent prior to students’ arrival early mornings in your classroom can make you feel like you are playing one giant game of Whack-a-Mole as you desperately try to complete 673 tasks before your classroom fills with chaos in the form of well-meaning, enthusiastic learners.Ī couple of years ago, I was no stranger to mad dashes to the copier seconds before the bell rang it was only on my really lucky days that I arrived to no line and a machine that was willing to cooperate (which, let’s be honest, are about as common as unicorn-sightings).Īrmed with my stack of morning work, I’d make sure all of the students received a page upon arrival, and then I proceeded to spend the next 20 minutes juggling my daily tasks while also repeating directions no less than 25 times as students trickled in from buses, breakfast, and the car line. Real talk: mornings are one of the hardest times in the classroom.
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