"The Times They are a Changin'"

Last week was a whirlwind to say the least.  On Monday  I was called into the principal's office to talk.  In the last few years that usually means something is about to change in my teaching life.  I was asked to teach a class that I have never taught before.  This is the third time in three years  that I have been asked to teach a new class, and this class will be out of my degree major.  I have taught classes out of my degree subject before; Basic Math, PE and Photography.  Usually I have had a non-teaching background in those classes.  The changes were good in those cases and I learned along with the students.

This change though, caught me off guard totally.  Because it involves a retirement of a colleague that hasn't been made public, I can't disclose the class yet.  I will say that of the few that I have told, everyone dropped their jaw when they heard the news.  It took a few days to process the idea.  Maureen believes it will be a great opportunity to teach kids some skills they don't have that will help them when the world goes more haywire than it already is.

This change is the impulse to read The Ordeal of Change, which I haven't started yet.  I had already made the decisions to change some other things for next year.  This additional change, though unexpected, will be added to the heap and should make for a calmer life.  As I read the book I'll share some thoughts.

A few weeks ago I mentioned we added a new German Shepard  to our 'Zoo.  Below meet Gunnar.

He and Khole have become best friends and both being big puppies it's a hoot at times.