Seriously. It's Friday! Friday! Yippee!
Not that I don't enjoy my job, but after this week I'm looking forward to the weekend so much. I haven't been sleeping well lately so I've been off my game this week, and I started the week off a little uneasy because of my "unpleasantness" last week. Yesterday was especially rough because I hadn't slept well, so the whole day felt long and it took me a while to get myself ready, even once I'd made it to the office and fired up my laptop.
I slept last night, and boy did I sleep hard! I'm so glad I did, too. It's before 9:00 and I'm thinking clearly and have a game plan and to do list for today! It wasn't until noonish that I looked at my desk and realized I had no idea what my plan was for the day. Unfortunately I'm behind as a result of that, but since I'm actually awake this morning I'm not uncomfortable with the amount of work that lays before me.
And Monday is Labor Day. WOO. HOO. I'd always appreciated this holiday as a day off from school. It was one more day where I could sleep in and ignore my homework and go get coffee. As a card-carrying adult, I REALLY appreciate this day. Yes, it's day off and I still get the same perks and benefits as before, but it's so much nicer to sleep in and be able to take a day off knowing it's a day meant to give hard working people a bit of a break. Now if only we could get the school's calendar to start after Labor Day....
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
1 day down, 170+ more to go!
That's a depressing number, but when you break it down into weeks and months, it doesn't seem so bad. At least that's what I'm telling myself!
Yesterday was our first day back at school. It was only a half day, so it was over and done in just a handful of hours, which was fine by me. I was tired to begin with and I'd had a headache all day, so seeing the kids leave made me slightly joyous. I'd also had a few run-ins with kids and just needed a few hours of childless freedom. I had 2 new prechool children burst into tears upon meeting me (ah, the trauma of the first days of school) and one little boy demanded to know why I put his mother in jail. Oy....
Today I met most of the kindergarten class. The teacher's aide steeled up and took in a sharp breath when I asked about a particular student. He can be troublesome, but it's not that he's a bad kid, he's just curious and struggles to listen to the rules. When matched up with our teacher who finds that the rules are what makes our little ones tick and move swiftly through the day, well.....I have a feeling this kid will be spending a lot of time at the back of the line this year (that's where the naughty kids stand).
I teach my first official class of the 2009-2010 school year in about 15 minutes. I *think* I'm ready, and if I'm not....well, there's not much I can do about it now, is there? It's a little overwhelming to think about starting another school year about a month after I finally got some time off, but....well, I'll survive. My other responsibilities are the ones that are weighing pretty heavily on me today, so I'm distracted, that's for sure.
Yesterday was our first day back at school. It was only a half day, so it was over and done in just a handful of hours, which was fine by me. I was tired to begin with and I'd had a headache all day, so seeing the kids leave made me slightly joyous. I'd also had a few run-ins with kids and just needed a few hours of childless freedom. I had 2 new prechool children burst into tears upon meeting me (ah, the trauma of the first days of school) and one little boy demanded to know why I put his mother in jail. Oy....
Today I met most of the kindergarten class. The teacher's aide steeled up and took in a sharp breath when I asked about a particular student. He can be troublesome, but it's not that he's a bad kid, he's just curious and struggles to listen to the rules. When matched up with our teacher who finds that the rules are what makes our little ones tick and move swiftly through the day, well.....I have a feeling this kid will be spending a lot of time at the back of the line this year (that's where the naughty kids stand).
I teach my first official class of the 2009-2010 school year in about 15 minutes. I *think* I'm ready, and if I'm not....well, there's not much I can do about it now, is there? It's a little overwhelming to think about starting another school year about a month after I finally got some time off, but....well, I'll survive. My other responsibilities are the ones that are weighing pretty heavily on me today, so I'm distracted, that's for sure.
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