impression: first day w/o students

We were scheduled to have a meeting all day. Well, lots of little meetings back to back with all the faculty. I was nervous because I only arrived 10 minutes early. I also felt some anxiety as to what to wear. Both fears were abated as soon as I walked into the meeting room. The meeting started at a soft 8 am. In my skirt and t-shirt, I was the most dressed up person next to the principals. A lot of people were in shorts and t-shirts. It threw me off guard because we slated to have meetings not work in our rooms. I have much to learn.

For the surprise lunch, we got on an activity bus and drove to Olive Garden. It was good and fun. Everybody was in a better mood.

I scrounged a book for my grammar lessons/ warm-ups, but I need to land a vocab list that's the appropriate level. I went to the Public Library today to get book jackets for my "book nook" bulletin board; instead, I received some YA genre-specific reading lists. In the long run, the reading lists far surpass the the book jackets. Crappy books that fail to stimulate a kid's imagination perpetuates a child's loathing to read. All books are not equal; just because a book was published doesn't mean it's worth reading. I know good books in some genres, but there's a gaping hole in my knowledge of sci-fi, mystery and fantasy.

I have so much to learn. I want my kids to learn and like learning. I think faculty politics is going to be one of my least favorite aspects of the job. A transaction of small-talk is required for just about everything. And, my mentor is fabulous.

I ended up leaving school at 4:30 because the login and password I was given does not work. So, I was limited in what I could do. And, we weren't given our schedules or class lists. Yowsers. I'm bringing in my computer tomorrow.