TEACHER WORK DAY

I remember back to the three day weekends we had as students due to inservice or planning day for the teachers.  These days were amazing for both the teachers and the students.  Still to this day, these days are awesome for everyone involved.  

Today I went in about 11 o'clock (an hour late).  It was a horrible morning.  I was supposed to be in about 10 o'clock, which meant I had to leave about 10:15.  At about 10, I decided my hair was getting long enough that me going bald was becoming very apparent.  (News flash everyone!  I take after my dad!  As if no one knew that.)  Therefore, I decided to shave it.  Of course it looked totally different, taking an inch off.  I felt like I looked so retarded, even though this is still longer than what it has been the past 4 years.  Oh well, it is just hair, and it will grow back, or be cut even shorter tonight.  Who knows.

Today I found out I had to have all my grades in tomorrow.  Had I had a normal class, this would have been horrible, but I have only the 3 boys, therefore, I was done in about 30 minutes.  While this seems easy to give progress reports, I never knew how hard it was to give someone an, "F" on a document that parents would see and would be stored forever in the metal cabinet at the front of the school.  One of the boys had very poor grades across the whole board.  I did not know how I was going to present this to him, as he tries very hard in class, just doesn't complete homework.  At this moment, I looked up and he was standing there with a HUGE smile on his face.  So glad to see me.  He is always glad to see someone who cares for him.  I found it the perfect moment to sit him down and talk.  This was very difficult, but he really understood everything I was telling him, and I could tell that he was really shocked to see that I actually would give him a low grade, and not just be the "cool" teacher that handed out A's.  I don't know how I am going to do it come the end of the marking term if their grades have not been improved.

The day was spent just talking with other teachers with their ideas about teaching strategies and class discipline.  I really found some helpful things that I think will really get the boys interested in learning and having more fun in the coming future.

When I returned home, it was instant lights out!  I took the best nap of my life, waking up about 8:17 this evening.  What an amazing nap!  I woke up to the smells of supper prepared by the ladies of the house, which proved to be quite a good meal.  

Tomorrow will be a good day full of learning and fun.  (I was always told to be optimistic, but I don't think this is working mom!)