Since August is more than half way over it was way past time for me to compose another post! I finally finished graduate school and for the first time in nine years I will be starting this school year in a new district. I have moved from a rural school to a suburban school. The student body population went from 300 students (where I was) to 2000 just at the high school where I will serve now. (This doesn't even take into account the other huge high school) I went from knowing every single student to - "there is no way on earth I can know them all."
Convocation for the district was on Monday and I must say that I was impressed. I have stepped into the most energetic, positive, and affirming district I have ever seen. This is really exciting for me. I already have the restless, can't sleep well jitters that always happen right before a new year begins but this year is worse than usual because of the great unknown that lies before me and the fact that the school is almost 10, yes 10, times the size of the school I left.
The principal told the staff that membership in the F.A.T. club was not allowed at our school. (Frustrated, Angry, Teachers) I had to laugh. No problem for me because I love high school students and enjoy what I do. Sometimes it is hard to believe that I get paid for this job.
