Teaching is a Learning Process

This is a blog dedicated to my reflections and learning as an English teacher.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

First Day Over!

I love coming back to school in the fall.  I love the new notebooks and pens, new students, fall fun and weather.  It really is probably my favorite time of year, just because of the sheer anticipation of the amazing things to come.

The one thing I don't like?  The first day of school.

While I am always thrilled to step back into my teaching life, I have come to loathe the first day.  I don't like not knowing my kids, and I don't like not being able to start.  After completed 7 first days of school as a teacher, I don't feel I'm getting any better at it.  I have so much to share with them, and I want to just dive in.  However, they don't even know the procedure to use the bathroom, so I can't very well have them start composing essays.

This year, just like every other year, I managed to make it through.  I always look forward to the final bell, though, so I can get on with what should be an amazing year.