I can’t imagine a classroom where flux and flow are just what they are…testing culture is alive and well in school.  It is difficult to let it go and just teach.  It is challenging not to be annoyed by classroom disturbances; at times, these feel like someone or something is pinging away from our test scores (i.e, our VAM scores).   Today, I will try to cultivate more presence and awareness to the forces that truly exist in the classroom and be present among and admist these, without judgment, without reaction, without annoyance.  All teachers know this is where teaching and learning truly reside.

via Flow and flux.