The week that was the first week of school. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Read and enjoy.
Monday was the First Day of School. It should be a national holiday. Personally, I enjoy this day because it feels so good to get back to something you have done for a long time (in my case, eight years) that you haven’t done in a long time (I last taught in summer school, six or so weeks ago). I also like this day because after I spend about 15 or so minutes going through rules and procedures, I launch right into my first teaching lecture of the year and when I’m done, I even assign homework. I love the First Day of School.
Four days after the giddy excitement of the First Day of School came the nervous excitement of Parent Information Night (aka PIN nite). Imagine standing in a room, let’s say the library at school, and having the opportunity to talk for 15 minutes straight about yourself and your algebra program. I personally enjoy the rush and I try my best to entertain the audience while imparting relevant and important information regarding what their children will be learning in my algebra class this year. As I mentioned before, I do enjoy the rush, thank goodness PIN only happens once per year.
Last Friday evening, my Fantasy Football league held its annual draft. Being chosen with the number 2 pick overall, I picked Steven Jackson (over Shaun Alexander). My backfield rounds out with Rudi Johnson, Jamal Lewis, and Marshawn Lynch. My wideouts are Lee Evans, Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, and Vincent Jackson, and my QBs are Jon Kitna and Philip Rivers. I traditionally finish one game out of the playoffs every year so I am hoping that this year will be my year to win it all.
Our softball team, the Gatos, got pounded into to slaughter rule submission Monday night. I made three errors in left field. Ouch. Bad game for me.
I got to drive a U-Haul from San Leandro to Sacramento yesterday. We (Ms Khan and most of her family) helped move her sister up to Sac-town. It’s pretty fun driving a big truck like that; a few times I caught myself going over the 70 mph speed limit and I had to slow my roll down. All in all, a 13+ hour day was actually pretty fun, but really hot (I do NOT miss living in the Sacramento Valley).
Last but not least, I had to say goodbye to my beloved Elmo Overhead Projector, as it burned it’s last replaceable light bulb during 4th period on Friday. I am so lucky that Ms Campbell had an extra overhead in her room that I could put to use, the only class that had to suffer my writing on the whiteboard was 5th period. So long Elmo; you served me well with distinction and honor these past 7 years.
So that was the week that was. Have a great rest of the weekend and I’ll see you on Tuesday.
