I don’t know if it’s part of the same malaise that has been affecting Will lately, but clearly, I haven’t been writing much. Some of it is that life with Theo and Jakob has been rather consuming lately. Part of it is that I’ve been doing some more off-line reading. Part of it is that SLA has been busy. And part of it is that, if you read ASCD Daily or are a Philadelphian, you know that it’s been a really tough week for Philly schools. Between the unrest at several of the comprehensives and the budget cuts, there’s been a lot of focus on the problems of the here and now, not the future of learning.

There is still a lot to write about, and there is a lot more to say about SLA, urban education, and the future of learning. And I’m pulling myself out of the "I don’t want to blog" funk for two reasons – one is that I need the space that this blog provides for me to think about more than just the day to day, but two is that I think I need to look at some of what has been happening in Philadelphia in the context of these educational issues that I care about and find a way to link the two that is still hopeful, still moving forward and still positive.