It’s been a while since my last ‘Dot, dot, dot’ post and this one has taken several attempts to write. It wasn’t just that I was unhappy with what I wrote; I was depressed by it and couldn’t inflict it on anyone else. I had inadvertently and all-too-easily entered an unhealthy doomloop of increasing negativity about teaching that most importantly called into question the optimism and positivity for which I pride myself. I walked away from the laptop and deliberately reframed my thoughts. Teachers themselves – many of my friends among them – are a major source of my optimism and my belief in their significance is unshakeable. In my role as a teacher and school leader however, I was frustrated by not being able to achieve what needed to be achieved and by the lack of support. My respect and admiration for teachers remains but …
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