Met a bunch of scared 6th graders.
Tried not to smile the whole day.
Mispronounced my own last name.
Didn't eat lunch.
Ran in the halls.
Failed at not smiling the whole day.
Did a little victory dance once all the students left.
Wow, what a day. I'm tired, anxious, excited, still scared (not terrified anymore), did I mention tired? My feet ache more than they did after hell week of field hockey my freshman year. I'm kind of dizzy from the lack of food but at the same time kind of nauseous because once I did get home I ate my weight in pasta, and had a bean and cheese burrito; Texas grocery store style.
The day was quite hectic though. The bell schedule was sporadic. The kids' schedules were all messed up. My projector still isn't working. And oh yeah, I sent a letter home to the parents of my first three periods that had my friend/co-worker's name on it. Nice, real nice. I edited that a million times, and yet it says Bienvenido a la clase de ciencias de Miss Schwartz... blah blah mucho gusto, me llamo tara lane. They are either going to be confused, think I'm an idiot, or a little bit of both, I hope it's the prior.
One day down, and a ton more to go. I can't let up. I won't let up. It is my sincere promise to give these kids all I've got, and then some. I've got a lot to learn (especially when it comes to this whole science thing), but I'm ready for it.
Tomorrow I will...
Welcome back half of those scared 6th graders.
Not let those scared 6th graders get comfortable just yet.
Try not to smile.
Not have to say my last name, hopefully.
Enforce rules and policies.
Eat lunch.
Speed walk in the hallways.
Learn all of the A-block names.
Probably fail at that whole trying not to smile thing.
Sinceramente,
Miss Carolina Schwartz
wow care! you are amazing and i hope your second day was amazing and you got to eat lunch!
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