Wednesday, August 11, 2004

The First Day

As of today, I am officially a teacher. I enjoyed my very first day. My students were very obedient and respectful. My friend was telling me her first day was horrible. I am blessed to say I did not have that same experience. My students were great. We went over the handbook, a few other papers of minimal significance. It was only half of a day; maybe that's why I didn't have any problems. I took my friends' advice on what to do and what not to do on the first day. I couldn't help but smile even though everyone told me not to smile for at least 3 weeks. They were sweet. I had my stress balls on the desk. When they asked me why I had those balls, I told them bc I am crazy and it helps me calm down! I was cute today too. I wore this gray and blue skirt with a white and blue top (it mathces I promise) and my black heels that I had to take off after about an hour. I haven't walked in heels like that since gradaution. Their writing prompt for today was, "If I could change one thing I would change..." I was impressed. A little black boy said he would change the president, a white girl would ban abortion, and a black girl would have gotten her grandfather to the hospital before he died. Her peice was the best. She was very articulate and I could feel the pain while reading it. She understood that everyone has to die and she didn't want to save him. She merely wanted a chance to say goodbye. She didn't have any grammatical errors and she used complex sentences quite well. She did an excellent job. I think this year will pan out quite well. I will keep everyone abreast as the year unfolds!

Posted by Nik :: 8/11/2004 :: 4 Comments:

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