If you want a picture of the first day, go here. We have a collection, as many families do, of the First Day of School. Our list of participants keeps dwindling as the children get older. Maybe we should go to Fresno for Brad's First Day, which may be his last if everything goes as planned. Unfortunately the children haven't acknowledged that learning is a lifetime pursuit.
The actual First Day went well. The Second was even okay. I'm not sure what to make of the new principal sending out a staff email congratulating us on "2 down, 178 to go." At least it made me do some math and realize that a normal student who goes to school 180 days of the year actually spends less than half, 365-180=185, of their days in school in a year. I then made the mistake of counting the actual days I worked on school work last year; including regular school, summer school, interviews, curriculum work but not Sundays grading papers; and came to the conclusion that my 228 days is as many as some administrators. Still rather work with most students before some adults.
My classes seem good. I have seniors again after a few years break. I enjoy seniors the most. It it pleasant to have them after two classes fo freshman. Kind of like back to the almost real world. The frosh this year are good so far. We'll see when the work really begins.
Much will happen this week and much this year. I am sure that the life I envision for now will change and maybe sooner than expected and ways that I can't imagine.
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Well, today is the first day of the first "real week" and I'm so exhausted all I can do is sit on this bed and do nothing. I've already spent about $300 on my classroom and have 32 kids, to much curriculum and not enough time. I can't (refuse to)keep going in every weekend and staying until 5 or later each night. I don't remember it being this exhausting last year...
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