First Day Blues

Okay fiiiiiine, I don't have the blues.

Today was the start of the new term at Mount Dora High School and the real start of my internship, so I figured today was the perfect day to start the blog I’ve been wanting to write forever. So, after my CT gave a mini-lecture on how to succeed in an English class, he turned the class over to me. I went over the rules & procedures, a list of commonly misspelled words & words to stay away from, had them fill out contact cards and a questionnaire, and we did quick introductions. Sometimes it really surprises me how fast the 85 minutes goes.

Instead of home room following 1^st period, today it was first so the students could get their schedules. We have the same home room as last semester, give or take a student or two. My home room has read over 52,000 pages, collectively, since the beginning of the school year and their goal is 100,000. That’s really all we do in home room, so I probably won’t be writing about them much.

Since today was the first day, there really aren’t any funny stories to tell... yet. 1^st and 3^rd period is still English 3, yet they were somehow taken aback by my rules and procedures. People- a due date is a due date and that is final. You can’t turn things in late without a penalty. And you can’t misspell and misuse words without a penalty or consequence. I promised them they’ll thank me for being strict later… but I feel like that “thank you” may take a few decades.

Even though I started with a strict tone today, I did tell them some of the things we’re going to be doing this semester and they were super excited. Yes, I’m young. Yes, I love pop culture. Yes, I know a million ways to integrate technology (THANK YOU, DR. WITTE). This semester will be fun and I will be sure to keep you all updated on the happenings of Ms. Grammar Cop :)