Little behind this week…

Today we drew pictures of someone saying done. Then we added captions of things they say when they’re done that indicate that their work is outstanding.

During our conversation, we made a list of reasonable things to say, things that were about the process, and things that were ridiculous. The ridiculous example I provided was “my mom says my work is outstanding.”

Pictures to come later (Dead phone)

Thought: one thing that is happening is that we have so emphasized the process (with good reason) that our students embrace it as everything; in other words, if you’re passionate, work hard, track your work, revise your work, it necessarily must be outstanding.

Sadly, this is not the case. How do I continue to emphasize the process and pride in the daily work without making that the only thing? In Ron Berger’s words, how do I develop a culture of craftsmanship that extends both to the process and the product?