First Bell at 7:20 am EDT Tomorrow
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25807)
Pikeville, North Carolina
August 23, 2015 8:35pm CST
Tomorrow morning at 7:20 am EDT the first warning bell will ring in the new school year for us here in this part of eastern North Carolina. I will be teaching one new subject this year, 7th Grade Social Studies, and one subject I've not taught in a number of years, 7th Grade Science.
I asked a colleague who has taught 7th Grade Science for a lot of years now what was new since the last time I taught it. "Well," he said. "You know that since you last taught science they've learned that the Earth isn't flat, it's actually a sphere and, believe it or not, the Universe doesn't revolve around the Earth, but the Earth and the other planets in our solar system revolve around the sun."
Isn't that just like a friend? You ask a simple question and they make up some wild fantastical answer full of fairy tales. 
I'm looking forward to a great year in the classroom!
I'm looking forward to a great year in the classroom!6 people like this
5 responses
@redmaryjane (891)
• United States
24 Aug 15
I have a hunch he has a backward inclination that Pluto is a planet...
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@jstory07 (135173)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Aug 15
@DWDaviPoor Pluto so far from the sun and now being demoted. He will always be a planet to me.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
24 Aug 15
Thinking of you this Monday morning here, and not looking forward to school starting here in two weeks - we are just not prepared yet! But you reminded me of how near it is and I must get that supplies list out and go through it! I hope your first day is a great one!
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@DWDavis (25807)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
24 Aug 15
Thanks for your kind thoughts. Today went pretty well, but it is hard to know how the year will go based on the first year. To the plus side is I taught or at least knew most of the students last year so am already familiar with their ways.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
24 Aug 15
My Kind of person!!..always good for a few laughs since you very much will need it in that class..I bet you get a question about"where is uranus?"..hahah
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Wow, your school starts so early (I think middle school out here starts at 7:48 - and I thought that was a tad early, normally being "8"). Best of luck with the new school year! @jstory07 (135173)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Aug 15
i hope you have a great year ahead at your teaching job.
