I didn’t really want to start off with introductions.  I’d much rather get right to it.  However, I will give you some sense of who I am…but after I let you know the point of this blog.

THE POINT: I am always coming up with new material in my class.  I have great difficulty repeating lessons because I always believe that there is a better way.  This blog will document the pursuit of that “better way”.  Some stuff will be awesome and different, some will awful, but still different.   My goals are lofty.  I want to find life-changing, life-defining, life-affirming purpose in everything I do.  I would like to share what I find with you.

NOW FOR INTRODUCTIONS: I am a teacher at a small elementary school in Anmore, British Columbia, Canada.  My name is Jennifer…actually Jen….Whiffin.  The kids I teach are in grade 4 and 5.  They are my project.  I would like them to be on the lookout for their purpose in this world as well.  If that is too much to expect, then I like to think that I am offering them a lot of meaty “consider the following” moments to add to their life portfolios.  I want them to have a lot of happy options to choose from when they start to crave this choice.

I am also a mom of two young kids (4 and 2).  Motherhood certainly defines me as well.  It has given me a very humble edge because I do not have many answers when it comes to parenthood.  I step lightly on the path of raising my kids.  I’m not sure what effect my actions have, so I am pretty delicate in this area.  For whatever reason, I am much more bold when it comes to teaching.  I carry a machete and hack away at the undergrowth!  O boldly and bravely I pursue my treasure!  I guess my own children ARE my treasure and I feel like they are with me on the path.  I stop, look, and listen much more often as a mother.  Ideally, I would like to merge the two together somehow…

Anyway, time to shut up about me.  Time is precious and more of me will surface as I add to this blog.  My first posts will be some catch up, to warn you.   A couple of big projects that I have been working on have been GOLD and you need to know about them.  Oh…yes…it’s true that they involve the use of technology.  I am excited to share them with you.

I wish you great joy and minimal boredom!

Jen