First Days of School

The past two days have been surprisingly smooth, and I am not nearly as nervous now as I was yesterday morning! The students are very respectful and kind compared to some of the students I have taught in the past. For instance, when I gave the students their textbooks, most of them said "Thank you". Yesterday, we talked about classroom procedures, expectations, and discipline policies (which I had to implement today, because one student kept leaning back in his chair after multiple verbal warnings). I also had every student answer 20 questions about themselves. Here are some funny responses...

Q: Do you have any pets? If so, what?
A: I have a dog. It's little. It is white with black spots. It's name is Hitler.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: I would like to be a designer of clothes. I would also like to be Justin Bieber's wife. That would be awesome.

Q: What did you do this summer?
A: I got the Justin Bieber book and watched videos of Justin Bieber online. (I am in love.)


Q: If math was a color, what color would it be?
A: I guess red, because red is like a really important color.


Q: What did your last Facebook status say?
A: If things don't go right, go left.


Q: Who do you live with at home?
A: At home I live alone, just kidding. I live with my mom, brother, sister, and father.


Q: What do you want to do when you grow up?
A: I want to be a farmer and an administrator of real estate.


Ok, I won't bore you with anymore, but I just think kids are so funny! I am very, very excited to be teaching! The only part that I don't really like is lesson planning. However, a good lesson makes class time much more enjoyable for everyone. So, I will probably spend a good portion of this weekend preparing lessons so that I don't have to do as much on the week nights. 


Right now I'm off to dinner. The school chaplain is having all of the teachers over to his house tonight, and it should be fun!