Shhh, don't tell anyone, but I'm really excited for Tuesday to roll around. I know that I said earlier that I'm nervous and I am, but I think it's a good nervous. I just can't wait to stand in front of my students and start the year.
First of all, the start of the school year has given me a reason to go clothes shopping. I know it is a completely superficial reason, but after dropping 25 pounds in the last year, I need a whole new wardrobe. Yesterday, I did a power shop through the mall and bought a suit, a skirt, a jacket, and a new fall outfit from Jones of New York. I found a pair of shoes. Last week, I finally replaced my old, fat jeans that I could pull on and off without unsnapping or unzipping.
Secondly, many of my AP students are in Student Council or on Facebook. They have been talking enthusiastically, to each other, about the summer reading they had to do. They had to read Frankenstein and Oedipus Rex. They all went out and immediately got the books and promptly read them. Many of they e-mailed me or wrote on my Facebook wall (unprompted) that they really liked the stories. A few of them have helped me in my class and have seen the books we'll be studying and I could see the excitement on their faces. Even one of them furtively put the books to her nose and inhaled deeply. That class will be my last class of the day and what a way to end the day.
I just can't believe how much I've missed adult company on the last year. I knew that I went through a pretty extensive bout of the blues while on leave, but now I know one reason why. During our two days of meetings this past week, I just couldn't shut up. Of course, many people were interested in how Andrew is doing and some remarked on my weight loss, but other than that, I just chatted with anyone who would listen.
The communication for our opening day procedures has been abysmal and I am anticipating nothing short of chaos. I can't wait.
5 comments:
Good luck! I can't wait to hear about your AP class. After you discuss a book you should consider writing about it the discussion for the rest of us. You know ... when you have NOTHING else to do. :)
I'll definitely share the outcome of my AP class. I whined for 7 years about starting this class and now I kind of can't believe that I'm going to teach it.
Hmm.
You know what I'd really be interested in seeing? A top 10 or 20 list of "must read" books according to Toni Coral. I can't promise I'll sniff the literature but I'll definitely give them a whirl.
I hope today was even better than you hoped for.
Starting week 4 from Indiana (a made up word for we don't need no stinking summer vacation) :-(
I hope your first day went well, Toni. Teach had his first in a completely new school so it was a little strange (but a relief that he's back from being laid off).
Your AP class sounds like it will be so much fun. See, whining works!
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