My initial thought is that there is nothing worse than sitting next to my principal in long meetings. Why does it matter?
As I sit here and pay way more attention than I normally would, I feel myself getting angry and anxious. “What if he reads my notes and judges me?” “Doesn’t he know this is my comic book time? Everyone knows that. Monday and Thursday are comic book days for me you selfish so and so…” As I sit and pay attention, I start to realize that I’m learning things about my campus that I never knew but probably should.
Was this year’s in-service different than the last? Probably not. Most likely, I’m noticing because I’m sitting next to my principal and am paying more attention than I usually do.
My life as a distracted student is well document, but I’m grown now. Why do I need an older adult in close proximity to pay more attention? Short answer, I don’t. I can and should be better just because it is the right and respectful thing to do.
The funny thing is that it’snot like the principal is a statue. He likes to comment on things just like I do and paying attention allow some to do that and grow in my relationship with my administrators. That’s just a good thing.
Because I payed attention, I now know who all the buss drivers are, where to find important information on line, new protocols for getting subs and logging absences, and a whole host of other things I would have missed if I made my regularly scheduled Monday morning comic book time my focus this morning.
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Was this year’s in-service different than the last? Probably not. Most likely, I’m noticing because I’m sitting next to my principal and am paying more attention than I usually do.
My life as a distracted student is well document, but I’m grown now. Why do I need an older adult in close proximity to pay more attention? Short answer, I don’t. I can and should be better just because it is the right and respectful thing to do.
The funny thing is that it’snot like the principal is a statue. He likes to comment on things just like I do and paying attention allow some to do that and grow in my relationship with my administrators. That’s just a good thing.
Because I payed attention, I now know who all the buss drivers are, where to find important information on line, new protocols for getting subs and logging absences, and a whole host of other things I would have missed if I made my regularly scheduled Monday morning comic book time my focus this morning.
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Dallas Teacher reflects on 3 day training
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