My school just won its first football game EVER! This is the 5th year the school has had a football team, and they had never won. Sad. This year they have a new coach and he has been working on the personal character of each player as well as creating a TEAM. Obviously his philosophy is working! The team totally kicked butt last night! I was so proud of my kids. They played really hard. After the game my student government hosted a stomp (what normal people call a stag dance) on the football field. It was also a roaring success, obviously helped drastically by the fact that the team won. I was really excited that our first activity went so well. This will really help set the tone for the rest of the year. Go Eagles! (ps. I don't know why the scoreboard picture shows 12 minutes left in this picture... I took it when the clock said 00:00. Regardless, that was the final score!)
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Triumph!!!
My school just won its first football game EVER! This is the 5th year the school has had a football team, and they had never won. Sad. This year they have a new coach and he has been working on the personal character of each player as well as creating a TEAM. Obviously his philosophy is working! The team totally kicked butt last night! I was so proud of my kids. They played really hard. After the game my student government hosted a stomp (what normal people call a stag dance) on the football field. It was also a roaring success, obviously helped drastically by the fact that the team won. I was really excited that our first activity went so well. This will really help set the tone for the rest of the year. Go Eagles! (ps. I don't know why the scoreboard picture shows 12 minutes left in this picture... I took it when the clock said 00:00. Regardless, that was the final score!)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Back to School!
Yesterday was the first day of the school year. I did a little song and dance. Literally. I don't know what came over me, but in one class I momentarily burst out in song whilst going over the rules and expectations of the class. In another class I did a little jig. Apparently I was happy to be back at work.
Being a teacher is sometimes a bit like being a stand-up comedian. The kids are staring at you with glassy eyes and look slightly better than zombies. You see their eyes roll back into their heads and you think, "Crap! What can I do to get their attention?" Sometimes you do crazy things. Mostly I crack a few jokes and we're back on track. Sometimes though, you come across a really tough audience. That happened today. After cracking some of my best jokes ever they were still staring at me like a herd of zombies. I looked at them and said, "Hello! You're supposed to be laughing. I'm funny!" I guess it's not very funny when you have to tell people you're funny. Luckily, I was sitting on a tall chair at the front of my room and suddenly slipped off. It was completely accidental (those of you who know me also know that I'm a bit klutzy), but the timing couldn't have been more perfect. I'm OK with making the occasional fool of myself if it gets the class to wake up. I'm pretty sure they think I'm crazy, but that's alright.
So, one song and dance and spill onto my backside later we're ready to go! The year is off to a running start and looks like it will be a good race if I can keep up my endurance.
Being a teacher is sometimes a bit like being a stand-up comedian. The kids are staring at you with glassy eyes and look slightly better than zombies. You see their eyes roll back into their heads and you think, "Crap! What can I do to get their attention?" Sometimes you do crazy things. Mostly I crack a few jokes and we're back on track. Sometimes though, you come across a really tough audience. That happened today. After cracking some of my best jokes ever they were still staring at me like a herd of zombies. I looked at them and said, "Hello! You're supposed to be laughing. I'm funny!" I guess it's not very funny when you have to tell people you're funny. Luckily, I was sitting on a tall chair at the front of my room and suddenly slipped off. It was completely accidental (those of you who know me also know that I'm a bit klutzy), but the timing couldn't have been more perfect. I'm OK with making the occasional fool of myself if it gets the class to wake up. I'm pretty sure they think I'm crazy, but that's alright.
So, one song and dance and spill onto my backside later we're ready to go! The year is off to a running start and looks like it will be a good race if I can keep up my endurance.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Student Government Retreat
This year I am the adviser for the Student Body Government. I've always wanted to work with student government and am flattered they asked me. We had a retreat this weekend to bond and plan. It was an excellent experience! I'm so excited to work with these kids. They are really good kids- hard workers, thoughtful, compassionate, good communicators, and a lot of fun. We met at the school and worked on some welcome back gifts for the faculty. Then we went to a ropes course to learn how to communicate and work with each other. This was fantastic- despite my failure to succeed with the "leap of faith" exercise. I know I'll be really busy this year, but I'm finally excited about going back to work!
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