The Week

If I could make a law, that law would be that a first week of school can never be a full five days.  All schools begin the year with a 2 day week.  Maybe 3, but that's it.

Yesterday, I taught 4 classes for the One Book One Fairview project.  I had that horrible nervousness and anxiety, trying to think of good ideas, trying to deal with the line at the xerox machine, freaking out inside while a few kids told me they hated my assignment...... yadda yadda yadda.  I kind of liked this anxiety.  It made me feel like a teacher again, back in the real world. Coaching doesn't really have that icy heart edge to it.

I'm trying to be more of a warrior this year, passionate about our school focus, insistent on our collective expectations.  I'm going to have to learn how to temper this stance, because yesterday I got kind of bossy with some peeps, for no real reason. I apologized later.  In some ways I wish I could be boss of the world.  In other ways, I just want to do my own thing with independence and freedom.  I can find middle ground, by having some faith in people, and slowing down the pace a bit.  Keep calm and carry on.  Motto of the day.