So I Haven't Posted in Awhile....

And we are off! The school year if off & running. My feet have not hit the ground in days & now I am falling back to reality. I thought I was ready...can we just have another week of summer vacation. I think I might survive if we were going to school every other week. HaHa!

Not really, I love what I am doing. I think that I have the best job in the world; teaching the new generation of kids. I realized that this group of 8th graders will be voting in the next presidential election. That scares me a bit but I am challenged.

My stress erupts from the mounds of paperwork & new demands placed by the district, state, & all other governing bodies. I learned that all science test scores count this year including all accommodated & modified. Science is low on the priority list for districts statewide & I fear that my hands will be tied by administration & instructional specialist if the department does not produce. Those that know me well, know that I am a none confrontation type of person; I do not like ripples in my water. I see that wave approaching. Am I ready? Guess I'll need to learn how to surf.

This wise chick I know keeps telling me that aggressive good is the way to tackle ripples. I tried to do that this week & was shot out of the water. I am rocking the boat & not being a team player. What exactly does that mean when you just refuse to lay down & be mowed over? I don't want to go with the flow anymore. I want to spike my hair, show off my tattoo, wear sandals, Hawaiian print & sunscreen & teach the kids real science on the beach, in the mountains of Colorado or while hiking at the Grand Canyon. I don't want to be stuck in the classroom doing virtual field trips & video streaming when the real education is out there in the world where we get dirty, play in the mud, make experiments from scratch & truly get back to basics. "Money doesn't grow on trees." You are right Mr. Administrator but you'll spend $1500 to join a collaborative. Where I am gone two days a month, you are paying a sub, my kids are missing instruction time because you think that we need to sit & listen to a professional speaker spill a business proposal about how their produce is the best. You should go if it so awesome.

Wow! Now I feel better. Lord, come quickly. I am such an alien in the world. Come get me & take me home.