Well, yeah, that’s the main thing I can say about being back to school! On Friday I had 24 students on my list. One of those hasn’t shown up yet, but I have four new ones (two yesterday and two today) so I have 27 bodies in my classroom aside from mine. When they brought me the latest new child this morning, I pointed out that he was taking my last desk. Other 4th grade teachers have 20 – 23. Lucky me. The third and fifth grades, though, have over 30 each!
My kids are generally nice, but chatty of course — especially since we have to seat them in groups. Of course they’re going to talk! But some of them are pretty sharp and none of them seem actually mean or anything. Yes, the year is new, but I remember a student last year who gave my extra grey hair by the end of his first day! That was the lad who seemed to be trying to break every school rule in the short amount of time remaining in the school year. I don’t have one like him yet!
I’m carpooling with another teacher. My wonderful brother who knows me (and my dislike of driving — especially driving a car that seems to insist on having each component replaced) made a suggestion that is working! The teacher will do all the driving and I’ll pay the gas. A plus side (and minus) is that he wants to leave early for work. We have to be there by 7:30. He wants to leave at 6:30, but he did want to leave by 6 A.M. so 6:30 is an improvement! The plus side is that I don’t have to worry about being late for work this year!
Did I mention my feet hurt?
