Don't get me wrong, teaching's seriously the best gig and I'm looking forward to this year's encore performance. Much of this week has been devoted to pouring over my classroom textbooks, planning labs and aligning with state standards--so if you're one of my students' parents don't panic too much; I promise to show up on the first day. I promise to be professional and not take it out on the children that all my hopes and dreams of freedom have been crushed and dashed. There may be some teeth gnashing and tantrum throwing when my alarm goes off however.
Let's do some science. If I had to use scientific vocabulary to describe how I feel in August, I would select:
Several varieties of potential energy exist to describe a myriad of situations.
Yes, I feel a little squished.
What's so great about summer you wonder? ARE YOU CRAZY!
A day in the life of a vacationing teacher:
6:00 ~ alarm goes off (just kidding, who needs an alarm?)
8:00 ~ wake up when I hear my roommate leaving for work (sucker)
9:00 ~ think about waking up, but remember that I stayed awake until 2 am reading, so sleep a little longer
10:15 ~ back is starting to ache from being in bed so long
10:20 ~ check facebook to see what happened to my peeps overnight
1:00 ~ eat
2:00 ~ whatever I want
3:00 ~ play tetris
4:00 ~ naptime
5:00 ~ roommate comes home, we talk [mostly about guys]
7:00 ~ adventures
11:00 ~ roommate calls it a night
12:00 ~ check facebook again
It's a pretty sweet schedule. But some days I actually leave the house. Refer to figures 1.2 - 1.9
fig. 1.2 Mt. St. Helens
fig. 1.3 Ape Caves
fig. 1.4 San Jauns Island ferry
fig 1.5 Oregon Coast
fig 1.6 Family reunion
fig 1.7 Camping
fig 1.8 Puget Sound sunset
fig 1.9 Kayaking
My 16 year-old nephew, who I texted yesterday with my reservations about the impending school year, replied affirmatively to my suggestion that panicking was the appropriate response. So if the teachers and the students don't want to go--why do we do it? Let's call the whole thing off, eh? (Except I'd like an arrangement where I still get paid.)
Let's do some science. If I had to use scientific vocabulary to describe how I feel in August, I would select:
Potential Energy
PE refers, basically, to the ability to do work without actually doing work. A rock at the edge of a cliff above you isn't actually falling on your head, but you'd be kind of foolish to stand there because it has the potential to give you a very nasty headache. Get it?Several varieties of potential energy exist to describe a myriad of situations.
potential kinetic energy
potential electric energy
gravitational potential energy
August, I think, is best described as elastic potential energy though. Let's refer to figure 1.1potential electric energy
gravitational potential energy
Yes, I feel a little squished.What's so great about summer you wonder? ARE YOU CRAZY!
A day in the life of a vacationing teacher:
6:00 ~ alarm goes off (just kidding, who needs an alarm?)
8:00 ~ wake up when I hear my roommate leaving for work (sucker)
9:00 ~ think about waking up, but remember that I stayed awake until 2 am reading, so sleep a little longer
10:15 ~ back is starting to ache from being in bed so long
10:20 ~ check facebook to see what happened to my peeps overnight
1:00 ~ eat
2:00 ~ whatever I want
3:00 ~ play tetris
4:00 ~ naptime
5:00 ~ roommate comes home, we talk [mostly about guys]
7:00 ~ adventures
11:00 ~ roommate calls it a night
12:00 ~ check facebook again
It's a pretty sweet schedule. But some days I actually leave the house. Refer to figures 1.2 - 1.9
fig. 1.2 Mt. St. Helens
fig. 1.3 Ape Caves
fig. 1.4 San Jauns Island ferry
fig 1.5 Oregon Coast
fig 1.6 Family reunion
fig 1.7 Camping
fig 1.8 Puget Sound sunset
fig 1.9 Kayaking
My 16 year-old nephew, who I texted yesterday with my reservations about the impending school year, replied affirmatively to my suggestion that panicking was the appropriate response. So if the teachers and the students don't want to go--why do we do it? Let's call the whole thing off, eh? (Except I'd like an arrangement where I still get paid.)
