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Summer's End
Aug. 25th, 2024 01:20 pm Today is the last day of summer break.
I've already been up to Nameless High School several times, actually. I set up my room, got my first week's worth of plans in order, made copies, sat through the World's Worst Professional Development (tm). No, really. It was THREE HOURS of a trio of lecturers reading from a PowerPoint. When one lecturer was speaking, the other two were on their phones. And there were NO BREAKS.
You read that right. Three hours of dull lecture with no breaks. Know why? The school we were in is undergoing heavy renovations, and earlier that morning, one of the workers did something that basically shut off the water to most of the building. The only bathrooms that had working toilets were a pair of two-stall restrooms. For an auditorium filled with over 500 teachers.
"We won't be taking a break," one lecturer said, "because that'll cause a really long line at the bathroom, so we're just going to power on through. We promise that we'll stick to the three hour time slot and end on time."
When you catch me alone sometime, ask me how I spent those three hours. It probably won't surprise you.
Anyway, today's the last day, and it's a lovely, warm summer day in Michigan. I'm spending it doing very little. I went on a lovely bike ride this morning through woods and cornfields. I made a nice breakfast. I've surfed the internet, and I've written this blog.
Tomorrow the students arrive and the real work begins.
I've already been up to Nameless High School several times, actually. I set up my room, got my first week's worth of plans in order, made copies, sat through the World's Worst Professional Development (tm). No, really. It was THREE HOURS of a trio of lecturers reading from a PowerPoint. When one lecturer was speaking, the other two were on their phones. And there were NO BREAKS.
You read that right. Three hours of dull lecture with no breaks. Know why? The school we were in is undergoing heavy renovations, and earlier that morning, one of the workers did something that basically shut off the water to most of the building. The only bathrooms that had working toilets were a pair of two-stall restrooms. For an auditorium filled with over 500 teachers.
"We won't be taking a break," one lecturer said, "because that'll cause a really long line at the bathroom, so we're just going to power on through. We promise that we'll stick to the three hour time slot and end on time."
When you catch me alone sometime, ask me how I spent those three hours. It probably won't surprise you.
Anyway, today's the last day, and it's a lovely, warm summer day in Michigan. I'm spending it doing very little. I went on a lovely bike ride this morning through woods and cornfields. I made a nice breakfast. I've surfed the internet, and I've written this blog.
Tomorrow the students arrive and the real work begins.
