I have a love-hate relationship with writing. Perhaps this is a very strange thing to say if you keep 5 different blogs, belong to 14 different discussion groups and forums and is doing a Masters degree. Nonetheless, it’s true.
Writing does not come without a conscious effort, even when it flows because it is a cognitively and affectively very leaden activity. I procrastinate writing as much as I can because many times I’m afraid of what will come up; sometimes ideas are uncomfortable, they destabilise you; sometimes you have that brilliant idea that will generate at least 10 hours in front of the computer and you know that the moment you start it will take over and you will not be able to stop until the whole piece is born. And what a labour it is!
I have been reading a bit about reflective and reflexive writing. Gillie Bolton has a very interesting book about writing and professional development and to my relief it explores other genres beside the paper/essay usual diet. There are very interesting insights on how to use narrative, stories, metaphors and poetry to write reflectively on your professional practice. I’ve made a couple of attempts myself in my private learning blog and I had a quite enjoyable time doing that. I intend to explore it more when I have the opportunity to do some teacher training again and perhaps in one of my online groups.
