and two days to rest
This was the most difficult school start I have had, but it wasn’t terrible. I am a floater, so there was no classroom to prepare. There is a blessing and curse. Certainly it is better to concentrate on what will be taught, but without a classroom there is no home base. I have no where to keep everything. Sharing the rooms of others I feel like such an interloper. I do have the last four periods in one place. Well, planning, then the last three classes. The room is still that of another, but it is better than having to change with the students. The school is great. Same concept as where I was. Certain aspects are better, others need work. The hardest part has been adjusting to a new place. It is very difficult to go from the person trying to help the newbies, to being the newbie. It is very unsettling to have to look like you know exactly what you are doing, when the actuality is that you are simply flying by the seat of your pants. In the classroom I am 100% comfortable. Procedures and such…let’s just say forgiveness is a wonderful thing. There are several on faculty that are looking our for me and have been SO helpful. For that, I am truly thankful. It’s going to be a great year…
now off to buy a laptop. there’s a story here….I’ll share later.
August 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Is it just me, or does school start back a lot earlier than it used to? Did they change it for some reason?
Oh, and I went to Kinlock last weekend. The road you turn off of Hwy. 33 onto is Lawrence County Road 6
I’d never paid attention to that before.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
school here doesn’t start till after Labor Day… at least without a room, you won’t have to worry about washing blackboards
August 16th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
way to see the bright side!