Well, here we are...so why are we here?

Welcome to my little corner of the internet

Even if you've stumbled here by accident, stay and check things out. I haven't blogged since LiveJournal was huge in the early 2000s, and even then, I never really thought of it as a blog. It was a place to rant and rave about...everything. 

Here in Clare's Corner, I want to keep notes on how my new licensure program is doing as well as book reviews and what ever else is going on. I will never claim to be the expert on any one thing, but I do like to explore and learn new things and share them with whomever wants to listen.

As the header of my blog states, I named this after my maternal grandfather, Clare. He was an engineer and knowledge-seeker for most of his life. He was always reading and learning new things and was able to tinker with and fix almost anything. His passions for learning and doing and growing were passed along to me even if was muted for years due to the negative voices around me. I would consider him an expert, so that's why he gets first name billing here. 

Next week, I start my first class (Information Studies) of my School Library and Information Sciences graduate program at MSU Mankato. Ever since I started teaching ELA 17 years ago, I've wanted to also be able to be "the school librarian". As a colleague recently quipped: I like to try and gather all students into a safe & welcoming place. What better place to do that than a school media center? Don't get me wrong, I still love teaching HS English even if "things have changed" (don't we always say that?), but one thing hasn't changed: the students make me want to keep going back to my job. 

Again, welcome to this little corner of the internet. Hopefully, I'll see you again soon. 

Until then, what is something you want to learn more about or how to do in '23?