One of the delights of being an instructor is the end of a quarter. Papers are graded, finals are corrected and grades are assigned. Like new fallen snow, the rough is covered and the surface is pristine with the opportunity to form new footprints.
The end of the quarter allows me the chance to assess what was done right and what needed work, and in a week I have a chance to do it all over again, learning from my mistakes and successes and incorporating them into my teaching.
There are many opportunities to start over. The most dramatic one is each new day. I drag my problems with me from day to day. And every time the sun rises, it is as if God is telling me, "Here is your chance. If you want, you can do something different." What a wonderful gift! The only catch is that I have to actually DO something different, or the gift is squandered, and truth be told, I have squandered a lot of days.
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