I started back to work today. I changed from my role as a specialist back to being a classroom teacher. I worked with my new teaching partner today and we are a perfect match. We think a like, are both pretty laid back, communicate well and laughed a lot. Since we will be sharing a classroom until retirement, these are all really good things. Part time teaching is pretty much the best of all possible worlds for us.
The only problem is that we both can easily get off task. But at the end of the day we both get the job done. Like any good teacher we spent a better part of our afternoon scavenging for more useful furniture for our room. Our search was highly successful. We made minor adjustments to the layout of our classroom to make it more appealing and user friendly. And while we didn't get as much done as I'd envisioned (ever the optimist), it was a successful day.
The year is off to great start. Amusing student anecdotes are on the horizon.
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ah, a clean slate, eh? good job. and what a good feeling that must be, to have a partner you are in sync with. i bet that's not always the case.
my father was a teacher, as are two of my brothers (college level), and i have a done a little teaching here and there. i look forward to your stories.
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