There are moments I sit back, let students get off task a little. I let them be kids. This is unprecedented times. These children are physically here because they need social interaction. They need to be able to feel a connection, that outside of school may be lacking.
Sometimes pruning is necessary, making topiaries and beautiful hedges. But, mostly I let the overgrowth happen. I seek the vines climbing, the foliage tighten, the insects and birds taking refuge in the wilderness. It is these days- everything seems to make sense.
It is important to let things go- to nudge and let students fly free every now and again- if you have guidelines, routines, structure, then the overgrowth is nothing other than progress.
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