Tomorrow’s the Big Day
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Laura Pilker on 30-08-2009
Well, school starts tomorrow. Right now, it’s the calm before the storm. My room is mostly ready- although I ran out of steam on Friday and couldn’t go in over the weekend due to an injured back. (Guess I tried too hard to get ready!) I’m sure I’ll have a typical experience… sleepless the night before, up extra early, bright eyed and bushy tailed. However, I hope this year is anything but typical. No ho-hum in my classroom, thank you very much! I want so much to be the best I can be, to grow every year in my teaching, but this year feels like I have done a lot of growing over the summer. It’s hard when I teach all the same students every year- I know them and they (think they) know me so well. It will be easy to fall into the same old routines. I will have to work hard to stay the course. Some of them may resist- change is never easy. But I’m hoping that most of them will be excited for the year ahead. Possibilities… dreams… new experiences… being shaken out of the comfort zone. Sorry if this seems a bit rambling, I suppose this most is more for me than anyone else, but this is often my most introspective time of year. There is such a wide blank canvas stretched out in front of me… and I can’t wait to get painting.I’d love to hear your introspective thoughts about the beginning of the year. What are your hopes and dreams for yourself and your class?
