After a long week, (and yes, it's only Thursday), I am reflecting on the things that have come and gone during the week. It never ceases to amaze me all of the many things teachers do in one week. We are mathematicians, political scientists, physicists and chefs. We educate our students. That's number one. But then we also play lots of extra roles: coach, organizer, tech support, doctor (bandaids do count), and loving friend. These are usually fun hats to wear and I personally enjoy getting to mix it up during the week. How boring would only wearing one hat be? Then there are the reluctant hats. These are the roles that teachers do not like to play: the disciplinarian, policeman, referee (playground), and authoritarian. At times, these hats are necessary. And without them, a classroom and a school would fall apart. My personal favorite hat of the week? Chef. I am cooking a scratch french onion soup with one of my star Foods 20 students. Mostly, he will play chef and I will play sous chef. We will be creating lunch for staff members. Teaching, with all its multiple hats, is undoubtedly one of the greatest professions out there. I feel blessed everyday to walk in to my school and wonder...what hat will it be today?
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. What a difference a week can make. I feel like a million bucks today. I can finally feel the "routine" setting in. PLUS, when you make chocolate chip cookies, play 2 rounds of benchball and get to visit with some awesome kids, how could it not be awesome? I feel pretty blessed today to be able to work in a school. I am thinking that this new euphoria had to do with the 8 hours of sleep I finally received last night. Lesson #1 of September: GO TO BED. Enjoyable days stem from getting the right amount of sleep. Especially as children grow into teenagers they will need even MORE sleep than before. Growing bodies need rest. This weekend I vow to get at least 8 hours to ensure when Monday comes it will be a glorious day as well. September is getting easier my friends. Let's keep this train rolling!
Success in high school foods...
Foods class is easy right? All you do is make cookies and stuff right? Well...not quite. I've often taken for granted being able to understand recipes and know how to modify or adjust a recipe if it looks "off". Now, on the opposite end of the spectrum as a teacher, I realize that I may be a rare breed. I have some advice for new cooks and bakers: 1. Read your recipe first 2. Keep your measurement tools consistent. 3. Go slowly. 4. Check your recipe twice. 5. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. That is all. For now... I truly believe that my brain and body purposefully forgot what "back to school" was. After my first year of teaching last year, I barely remember September. So when Tuesday rolled around, I was trying to recall what the first day was like last year. Nothing came to mind. Blank nothingness. I'm sure that most students felt the way that I did: confused, chaotic, excited and very happy when 3:00pm came. I love teaching. But WOW! The first day is hectic. Luckily, things start to smooth out a couple of days later. Like all things, there is a period of adjustment. Many of my homeroom students are adjusting to lockers, and moving from classroom to classroom. Believe me when I say, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. The hectic pace of September is endemic in schools everywhere. It will get easier. The locker combinations will eventually file themselves into your brains. I know that this year will be full of great things. September is, well...September. Give it time and the pace will return to normal. We are all in this together.
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