The devil. The details. Must be the devil, for I have never dealt with so many details in my career. Preparing online, distance-learning experiences for kids takes an incredible amount of time. And it’s the details. So many details.

Does there have to be? I don’t know. But it’s the not knowing that compels me to consider, and the worry of not doing enough drives me to do too much. In fact, I have so many more details to climb this morning, that I probably shouldn’t be here talking about the “details.”

Since before 4:00 AM, I have been working on preparing an introduction/practice experience for Claim, Cite, Clarify (CCC) that includes practice with detailed instructions and no examples, practice with detailed instructions and examples, and later I will make a Screescastify to go over the details of the differentiated details, and still, I am left wondering, worrying that I will not have done enough. As if the details weren’t enough, I have to deal with the differentiation devil, too.

It is a long short road to madness, I think. But I don’t know the way around. So I will keep dancing with the devil. In fact, my partner is calling. I have details to sort out. The dance goes on.

Happy Monday, all. I know I am not alone in this. May you find your feet as you put on your dancing shoes this morning. Thank you for all the steps you take for kids.

Do. Reflect. Do Better.