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First Day of School

8/31/2015

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Here I am. Over four years ago I committed to becoming a teacher and now I'm sitting at my teacher desk on my teacher computer preparing for my first teaching day. My wife and I spent hours last week preparing for this day, we have a Welcome sign up, some affirmations, I have the Cross-cutting symbols posted all around the classroom, the desks are set up, each table has its own little bin with the school supplies. I have a lesson plan, a fun and engaging activity, a syllabus for each student. I have a pacing guide for the semester and detailed unit plans for the next month.

And I'm still freaking out.

This is the moment where things get real. In about 25 minutes, less by the time I finish this post, I will have students coming into my class for the first time. Will I make a good impression? Will the students understand what I am trying to convey with the activity? Will I be able to manage forty students for an hour? Do I have enough material? Will they like me? Will I like them?

I'm freaking out.

But I'm also excited. This could be my moment to shine. I might be able to infect them with the same hunger for knowledge that a select few of my teachers were able to give to me. I might be able to be that person in their life that makes a difference. I might realize, as I've been hoping, that I love every minute of this job.

Wish me luck.
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Keith link
8/31/2015 03:17:07 pm

Hey Robert. Sounds a lot like my first day, though you were more prepared. I knew where I was teaching (King Chavez) less than a week before I started (19 Aug). They hired me for math, but switched me to Chem so I could have a single prep instead of 3.

Liking it so far but nervous about labs, and really creating my curriculum from scratch - just ahead of the students... :P

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    I began teaching in 2015. While I majored in Chemistry I was given the chance to teach AP Physics 1 my first year. I haven't looked back yet.

    I'm working on finding ways to engage students by using brain-based learning and developing activities that get students to think and do science instead of just learning about it.

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