Procrastination as a Virtue

I think I put the "pro" in procrastination.  I'm an expert at it now...used to be pretty good, but I've refined it into an art now.  We are 4 weeks into the term, and I have yet to check a paper or get the grade book set up on the computer.  One of my annual professional development goals this year is to implement that damn gradebook "with fidelity" which means having it current up to 2 weeks. 

I failz.  Big.  My kids are being patient, but they deserve feedback in a timely manner.  My only excuse is I can't seem to rub two brain cells together to get 'er done.  As usual, my lesson plans are motivational and flawless by now, but the stacks of papers breed on their own and have turned into one gargantuan pile that I can't seem to attack.

Instead, I play now on plurk, facebook, gmail, skype and youtube.  I used to think it was bad when I'd spend 5 hours on this social networking addiction, but now I can play all day long...clicking between tabs and windows and spreading the joy joy joy. 

So, I am going to embrace procrastination today as my friend -- a friend who keeps my brain from harm.  This virtuous friend will eventually allow me the brain power to attack that pile of papers -- especially when grades are due tomorrow. 

ACK and uff-duh and fuck my life.  Time to get grading, checking and marking purple marks all over 11 assignments times 36 kids.  If I poop enough purple I will have accomplished my goal -- albeit without fidelity and flying in the face of all that I know about being a Master Teacher. 

So, I ask the Goddess and Sister Procrastination to release me from your web and allow me the brain cells to survive the day.