The Power of Images
I like things to be pretty. That doesn't mean they must be feminine. I appreciate it more when things have soothing or matching colors, items are organized well, and everything has a home (i.e. clutter free). I love creating routines and analyzing situations/things to find out what works and what doesn't work. Some say I have a touch of obsessiveness, but I haven't found it to be a bad thing yet. It's more like a motivating factor that helps me refine things. Except when things take me longer because I can't stop refining ;) This tendency has had a big impact in how I design lessons. When we went one-to-one in 6th grade last year it opened up a door for me to create lessons that have color, engaging fonts, and images. I know it's not true for everyone, but for me, I'd much rather do work when it looks nice and not on a plain, white and black worksheet. It comes to life more when there is depth, a variety of structure, and opportunities to engage in conce...