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back to work for summer school.
got through the first week and had a lot of fun on our first friday field trip to go bowling.
a couple things i wanted to document which have made me feel genuinely good at gpa:
1) i have been talking to the big-ups administrators of the school about my placement/team for the 2006-2007 school year.
it's looking pretty promising. and i am extremely pleased with how receptive and understanding dr. steve and dr. starcher have been regarding my input.
we all seem to see eye-to-eye on this anyways. so this calms my nerves about the regular school year coming up.
2) i have seen my students from this past year in their new classrooms for the summer and in the hallways, and the way they have approached me is amazing to me.
so mature and caring. displaying all of this through their faces when they address me. it's seriously awesome.
today at the bowling alley, reggie came up from behind me and gently touched my shoulder to say hello once i turned around. with a huge smile.
this coming from a boy who is not a touchy-type, in that respect (if you tried patting his back for a job well-done last year, he would not appreciate it.)
i also jumped in a game with kevin, who has made such an improvement since the beginning of last year. he's hilarious.
and his sportsmanship was undoubtedly impressive (this is one skill he consistently needs to work on with his peers.)
3) even the younger kids have ridiculous perception.
ms. joy (my social worker for the summer) brought in two students to do individual counseling with, whom i've never been properly introduced to.
however they both told her they knew me... jaquil explained that we've spoken in the hallway, and caesar... well, he said that he had seen my name on the scoreboard during bowling and that i had made some strikes. !!!!
i am definitely impressed.
and touched.
this summer won't be that bad, i know it.
i'm already looking forward to next schoo lyear.
got through the first week and had a lot of fun on our first friday field trip to go bowling.
a couple things i wanted to document which have made me feel genuinely good at gpa:
1) i have been talking to the big-ups administrators of the school about my placement/team for the 2006-2007 school year.
it's looking pretty promising. and i am extremely pleased with how receptive and understanding dr. steve and dr. starcher have been regarding my input.
we all seem to see eye-to-eye on this anyways. so this calms my nerves about the regular school year coming up.
2) i have seen my students from this past year in their new classrooms for the summer and in the hallways, and the way they have approached me is amazing to me.
so mature and caring. displaying all of this through their faces when they address me. it's seriously awesome.
today at the bowling alley, reggie came up from behind me and gently touched my shoulder to say hello once i turned around. with a huge smile.
this coming from a boy who is not a touchy-type, in that respect (if you tried patting his back for a job well-done last year, he would not appreciate it.)
i also jumped in a game with kevin, who has made such an improvement since the beginning of last year. he's hilarious.
and his sportsmanship was undoubtedly impressive (this is one skill he consistently needs to work on with his peers.)
3) even the younger kids have ridiculous perception.
ms. joy (my social worker for the summer) brought in two students to do individual counseling with, whom i've never been properly introduced to.
however they both told her they knew me... jaquil explained that we've spoken in the hallway, and caesar... well, he said that he had seen my name on the scoreboard during bowling and that i had made some strikes. !!!!
i am definitely impressed.
and touched.
this summer won't be that bad, i know it.
i'm already looking forward to next schoo lyear.