It’s been almost a month since I started teaching- I can’t believe it!  I’ll include a few snippets from the past couple weeks. Welcome Back to School Night was this past week.  I had 9 students’ parents or guardians come out of about 90 students which is a pretty high rate compared to some of…

Apparently, the first couple weeks of teaching are called The Honeymoon because everyone is in the back-to-school mood and everything is new and exciting.  I’d say overall I’m happy with the first two weeks but apparently the next stage is Survival, then Disillusionment (right around Thanksgiving and Christmas), then rejuvenation and finally reflection.  Hopefully I…