Last Thursday I was at a conference with amazing friends, old and new. We were sharing, celebrating, commiserating and learning together. This Thursday, I will oversee a 75 minute language arts test on behalf of the state.
Last Thursday > This Thursday
But….
Last Thursday I woke up and headed to a 75 minute Starbucks line. Overwhelmed, I googled coffee shop near me and headed out for a walk. Google directions took me 2 blocks the wrong direction. It was 30 degrees and windy. Today I’ll drink my own coffee and walk my dog through the neighborhood on a lovely spring morning.
So…
This Thursday > Last Thursday
Perspective is a tricky thing. Even on a state testing day, I’ll spend it with some incredible and hard-working students that I adore. They will ask with excitement if we’ll have time to continue our readers theater rehearsals later today (we will).
Tim's Teaching Thoughts 
Fun way to put the expression into everyday life.
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Love your comparisons for this week and last. Your title drew me in! Incredible format!
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I like this format, too. With the But… So… transitions you SeeSaw us between past and present before your ending sends us toward the future, smiling.
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Your perspective is a good one that recognizes the joy of teaching over the mundane tasks like testing. Good slice of real life
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Love your incorporation of math symbols into your post! I’m wondering what other symbols might be fun to insert? Thanks for your creative idea!
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I am jealous that you got to go to a conference! That’s wonderful. You are so right about perspective – both in teaching and getting things like coffee. Those testing days are just awful. Our testing day was last week on Tuesday. I was so exhausted by the end of the day and I wasn’t even the one taking the test!
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Love this. Going into my day with a new awareness and appreciation for perspective taking.
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