Yesterday was day two (another first day for my B-day students). I am really enjoying getting to know the students. It's an awesome student population here at Liberty. I will definitely have my work cut out for me with some of them not really being able to read and write at grade level, but it's a challenge that really pumps me up! Today I finally started really teaching. We're talking about the Puget Sound in Biology, and in Chemistry we're discussing Measurement (sig figs, scale reading) leading up to our first lab next week (we're basically weighing a bunch of stuff, sounds fun right?).
Do any of you remember taking labs where they had the sinks that shot out water at rocket-speed? Well I just experienced a HUGE splash of water because I was too ambitious with the faucet. I got lots of water all over me and guess what color my shirt is???? Yep this white blouse is gonna be the talk of the school if it doesn't dry off in the next 20 min. Thankfully I'm in my prep period right now... please dry. I'm totally blowing air on myself. I guess the good news is no other students or teachers have been injured in my lab, it's only I who has suffered the consequences of my ineptitude to keep things in one piece!
Other than that, Day 3 is going by quite blissfully. I have Parent Curriculum night to look forward to tonight. I'm just praying that I can stay awake. These hours are kind of killing me. Waking up at 5:00 am and getting back home around 5/5:30 pm. I don't drink coffee but I'm thinking this might be the year I start. For now, it's green chai tea.... I'm hoping there are sufficient levels of caffeine in it, if not the placebo seems to be working!
Do any of you remember taking labs where they had the sinks that shot out water at rocket-speed? Well I just experienced a HUGE splash of water because I was too ambitious with the faucet. I got lots of water all over me and guess what color my shirt is???? Yep this white blouse is gonna be the talk of the school if it doesn't dry off in the next 20 min. Thankfully I'm in my prep period right now... please dry. I'm totally blowing air on myself. I guess the good news is no other students or teachers have been injured in my lab, it's only I who has suffered the consequences of my ineptitude to keep things in one piece!
Other than that, Day 3 is going by quite blissfully. I have Parent Curriculum night to look forward to tonight. I'm just praying that I can stay awake. These hours are kind of killing me. Waking up at 5:00 am and getting back home around 5/5:30 pm. I don't drink coffee but I'm thinking this might be the year I start. For now, it's green chai tea.... I'm hoping there are sufficient levels of caffeine in it, if not the placebo seems to be working!
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