The day before school starts. Or, as I like to call it, the night that I am almost guaranteed to toss and turn relentlessly and NEVER get enough rest.
Even though I am 36 years old, been through years of elementary, middle, and high school, college, and graduate school, as well as taught for 11 and 1/2 years, I still have a certain level of anxiety about the first day of school. Absurd questions invade my mind, like: will my hair look like Cory Matthews' in this early Boy Meets World episode?...
...will my classroom technology seem as out of date as Zack Morris' cell phone?...
...will this be the response to my class by my new students?
Usually, everything turns out just fine, but you never know.
What I do know is this: I AM READY FOR THE STUDENTS TO GET HERE! Listen, if there is ever a need to devise a plan that will dissuade folks from becoming teachers, tell prospective educators to come hang out at school the days just BEFORE school starts and AFTER school is over. Sheesh. It's bad.
Thankfully, school is all about the students.
One more time for it to sink in...
SCHOOL. IS. ALL. ABOUT. THE. STUDENTS.
I think I am ready. All I need are the kids! Let's do this.
Here's to the best year ever.
~Mr. D
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