It was AWESOME!!! The kids were great, it was easy, and though I did not hand out detentions as Em suggested, I almost got a detention myself - apparently it was a no no to allow students to sit on the desks during Homeroom. I didn't even notice it - as in previous schools, if I didn't get a f^*&$ you during the course of a day, it was a good day. I didn't even notice where or how the kids were sitting as I was so excited and nervous to meet them.
The students are unlike any I've worked with - I am consistently reminded that it's ok to leave my things in my room, as people don't steal, and the kids appear to have a level of investment in their education (ok, yes I know it's day one, but this is the message that is spread from most staff) that I haven't experienced in a while. They are polite, and I find myself really thrown off by how trusted they are (no hall passes needed, rarely is there a detention - and I think one kid was suspended last year - for the one fight there was at school). I'm sure true colors will show soon, but generally, the expectations are so clear, and some of the daily battles I experienced in previous teaching years would appear to not occur here. This is not to say that other battles and obstacles won't take the place of the previous ones.... We'll see if I have the same opinion in a month.
It's a beautiful day today, soon to be replaced by 4 days of rain - or what my mom used to call "fine soft weather".
Happy week ahead to you all!
J
I'm SO glad it went well! Hope it continues! Love & miss you bunches!!!
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