First Day of School

Tomorrow is the first day of school. I have to admit that I'm more than a little nervous. Not quite as bad as my first day as a teacher four years ago, but pretty close. I think the stakes and expectations are much higher - my own and the school's. I'm very excited to meet my students and start the year.

This first week is going to be telling. I'm planning to get started right away with homework on Day 1 because I want to set the tone that every day is a work day. One of the cool things that happened Friday was an e-mail I received from the Counseling Office. A parent wanted to let us know her daughter would not be in on the first day and asked if we could send her the homework and assignments from that day. It shouldn't seem so unusual but I've never had that happen before.

I think the parent involvement is what's making me the most nervous. At Farragut, I almost never spoke to parents. There were so many obstacles to getting parents involved that is was very difficult at best. Here at Lindblom I think its going to be the exact opposite. Its going to take some getting used to but I'm also looking forward to having some partners in the education of my students.

So... less than 24 hours to go. I hope I can sleep tonight.