A questionable quality found in teachers is perfectionism. So when they see that the new game (CI) is better than the old game (grammar worksheets), they delay entry into the new game because they don’t have anywhere near the command over it that they had over the old game. No blame, but Anne Lamott below makes it clear that sometimes you just have to dive into new things. Alisa shared this with me yesterday:
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.”
– Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life