The first week is over. Impressions have been made. I can’t hang a banner saying “Mission Accomplished”, but there has been some progress.
I am having trouble with the timing in my classes. It seems like the clock rings early in two classes…periods 4 and 6. It is driving me crazy. I have always struggled with this as I become more comfortable as I go along and my shtick gets more polished. The image based country review for my classes on Friday was good, but I kept adding details and as a result the Mylar-7 maps for those periods are still a mystery.
I’m going to end this entry with a rip-off of Mike Reiss’ 3 Up/3 Down for the first 8 days:
Up:
- Students. The kids seem like a really nice bunch. There will be some challenges, but nothing we cannot work with.
- Focus. I have a really clear focus on this year. My curriculum is set and I fell comfortable, for the first time, on the balance between what I want to teach and what I have to teach.
- Inspiration. The hook is in the mouth. I just need to be patient on setting the hook deep.
Down:
- The Bell. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
- Back to School night being on the same night as my oldest daughter’s B2S. This is the first time I have not been able to attend for my own children. Double Grrrrr.
- Humidity in my classroom. The rotund one is too warm.
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