Radical Change of Pace
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
August 17, 2019 11:24am CST
Going from a summer of relaxed days when I was able to move at my own pace without deadlines and schedules to working 10 hour days of teaching, planning, meetings, grading, and such seems to be a harder adjustment every year. I suppose it's due to the oldage I've accumulated.
Working with a great cadre of teachers and the world's best boss (not exaggerating) makes the adjustment easier. Having a classroom full of eager, intelligent, motivated children helps, too.
We've all made it through the first week together. The kids are still smiling. I'm still smiling-albeit a tired smile, and the parents seem pleased.
5 days behind us, 175 ahead.
How was your week?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Aug 19
Hey, it'll be Labor Day weekend in a few and you can go camp or something.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Aug 19
I’m glad your year has started off well! :)
Ours has too!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Aug 19
@DWDavis I absolutely love it!! I get to be a teacher I always wanted to be, without being a student myself which funny enough I dreaded my whole life. Lol
@FourWalls (62133)
• United States
17 Aug 19
Don’t say you have a “classroom full of eager, intelligent, and motivated children.” You’ll make other teachers jealous!
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Mar 21
I hope you have been doing well since you were last here on myLot. I hope you and your wife endured the Pandemic in 2020 well.
@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Aug 19
Glad it is starting good. Mine was busy this past week.
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Aug 19
My son was groaning on the first day of school (11th grade), and I said to him, don't worry you only have 360 days of school and then you graduate. He looked at me crazy and I explained to him that he only has to go to school 180 days a year. When I put it in perspective for him that way, he told me that didn't seem so bad at all. I guess it's all in how you look at it.
