BXII - Note to self:

I miss you terribly.
This is what
we call a tragedy.
Come back to me,
back to me,
To me.
Note to Self - From First to Last

Thoughts. Tragic thoughts that are lost if things aren't documented, oh how I have, can, and will, miss you.

Discuss the importance of documentation to teaching and to a child's learning. What are the challenges of documentation to the classroom teacher? What are some strategies that would help address these challenges?

Oh the challenges of documentation, how there is one large challenge (though there are others, this one is the most apparent): actually doing it. The process of documentation, I feel, is something I've had to get used to. Figuring out what to write and what to make significant or not - and if anything, everything can be significant.

So, strategies. Practice. Frankly I've found nothing more useful than practice. Knowing what is significant to the individual that is documenting is, I think, entirely personal. Having a method appropriate to take notes is also of importance. Some people cannot write quickly, so they jot post-it notes or take pictures. There are others that prefer to take the time to write detailed thoughts where as some people may not have the time - as managing a full classroom would be difficult. Managing one's own thoughts as well as keeping control of a teacher's role and the classroom in it's entirety.

Why it is all important is embodied in the song I chose for this entry - to keep thoughts. I find that I hardly remember every detail of an event that even just happened, let along be able to reflect on all those thoughts that may escape me. Having the documentation would allow for an individual to be able to look back and see what they were thinking, or what their students were thinking, and then expand upon each thought. Priceless.