Notes on the first week of summer
Some highlights so far:
- Went to a cooking class with my colleagues. So much fun! Plus mojitos!
- Took care of several myriad appointment stuff–dentist mainly, but also car inspection.
- Have worked every morning on my class–going well so far. The sad thing is I know that even if I create fairly detailed lesson plans, I’ll still be tweaking the day before each class.
- Discussed in-service day plans with the keynote speaker, Chris Penny. Very excited about this, but also lots of work ahead.
- Had coffee with a former student, whom I’ve served as a job reference for. She’s turning down job offers left and right, waiting for the right thing (and the right salary) to come along. She’s an amazing student, who’s a great example of combining arts and humanities with computing. She’s an art history major who does web development. It really can be done!
- Had dinner with a former colleague who is also considering a career/job move. Good conversation, good food, can’t beat it.
- I am up to 3rd grade math. In two days, that’s not bad. Actually, I’ll be doing some algebra later today more than likely. I’m moving at a pretty good clip.
- Having lunch today with colleagues (different ones from the cooking class). Looking forward to seeing them outside of school.
- Today is also Geeky Boy’s last day of school. Last night was the last day of nagging him about homework/studying (which I think does absolutely no good, but makes me feel like I’m doing *something*).
- I’m not sure yet if I’ll take the weekend off. I suspect I’ll do some work since I’ll be away M-W. I live in fear of getting too far behind.
- Though it sounds a little hectic, I’m really moving at a pretty relaxed pace. And I’m looking forward to real downtime later this summer.
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