Reflection and practice - or, why do I keep reinventing my class?
Lately, I've been feeling a little frustrated with myself as an instructor. I'm always changing the game plan, never happy with what I have planned. My co-teacher and I are constantly reinventing our lesson plans and our class. It takes a lot of time. And, frankly, sometimes I wonder why we haven't figured this out yet - this is the sixth time we have taught this course. Why aren't we on auto pilot? Then, I realized that all of this reflection and reinvention is a good thing. I remember reading The Reflective Practioner by Donald A.