Well, almost done with three weeks of school already and I'm getting a real sense of what the kids are like this year. We have some real assets to the class and I'm already assigning detentions for behavior! That's not to say that there aren't great kids too, which reminds me of a goal of mine. I am trying not to dwell on the challenge kids as much and try to remember the others in their place. We really do have a lot of great kids.
Renaissance week is just around the corner and it won't be long until we are costumed up, doing crafts, and dancing for an entire week. I know my predecessor hated this week, but I guess I haven't been there long enough to get to that point. I wouldn't choose this for every week, but it is interesting and you get a chance to interact with students in a different way. I just wish there were a way to have a break from them throughout the day. We go about the whole week without a plan period, which is tough on the kids and us. I think it's worth it, but I may not be thinking the same thing after with the homeroom I've got this year.
This blog's been a bit tame recently. I haven't had any corporations to rage against lately. I guess I could turn my attention to the BPA epidemic. Because we have a newborn, my wife is hyper-alert to health threats, and this seems like a big one. We have gone through a great BPA purge. We all have new water bottles coming from REI (I wish there were a local store) and are replacing as much plastic (suspect or not) with metal and glass. I'm sure next year we'll find out about an odd isotope used in these products that is linked with 3rd nipple growth, but for now, things are calming down.
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