Last night I had one of those dreams. Teachers know the ones "the school nightmare". They usually start a little before school begins, but this summer I have had them a lot already. I actually had one the day after school got out and that's never happened before.
Usually the dream involves a strangely shaped classroom that is the size of a college classroom.You know the one that is an auditorium. Since the room is strangely shaped you can't see all the kids and they can't possibly see you, and it seems hear you either. My students of 5th graders are usually full of boys, nothing wrong with boys, but their the sizes of NFL linebackers. There are girls too, but they tend to be loud and reminded me of a certain girl I had the um, privilege of teaching twice. Those of you who know me probably have figured out which one already, but if your not sure her first name started with a "S".
Well last night's dream was a little different. The room was small but very narrow, with posts everywhere. The room was packed with kids, but they were not linebacker size. No these 5th graders were the size of 2nd graders, which means you can pack a few more of them in their. My new principal was there to observe what a responsibility classroom looked like, on the very first day!
Needless to say, those little people were a mess! They talked non-stop and I had to keep stopping to tell them to be quiet. I was trying to convey the idea of what a responsibility classroom would look like, but all I wanted to do was shout "SHUT UP!"
So I woke up and like all the other bad school dreams realized that it was just a dream. The positive take away was that I did wake up and think of some ideas of how to approach the first day of school with my kiddos. :)
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