Wait! Obviously I do read. I read books aloud to students (almost) every day. I read news articles online, I read magazines, I read street signs (hey...it's reading)--but I don't give myself time to read for myself or time to read new children's books. And I miss it. While reading and inspiring students to read is not my sole job, it's a big part of it, and it's probably the number one reason I started to pursue this profession...the other pieces just fell into place. I'm not a big before bedtime reader (I fall asleep after a page or two), and I tend to veg in front of the TV when I get home (shhh...don't tell my students). The only time I get to read is when I carve out a morning/afternoon/whole weekend day to make it through a stack. I rarely sustainably read books. And it's driving me nuts.
So I've come up with a plan. My lunch-hour (ha, 45 minutes, but really 30 minutes, once I run into/converse with teachers, heat up my lunch, and make it to the bathroom for the first time all morning), will now be devoted to reading. I can read whatever I want (adult or young adult or children's, fiction or non-fiction, but it must be a book (or e-book).
Follow me on GoodReads and hold me accountable! (I started this on Monday and am already 120 pages into a book...it's looking promising!)
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