Not Your Typical Inservice

Thank Heavens!

The auditorium was packed with HUNDREDS of teachers, administrators, and support staff! We were there to “kick off” the school year – and seriously, it was the best rally I’ve ever been to. The highlight, I thought, was the 7 man band formed by teachers throughout the district. They played favorites like “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Teach Your Children Well”, and “Takin’ Care of Business”. They were fantastic – and I believe they must’ve felt like rock stars in front of that crowd of cheering teachers! And then there was the local senator and representative dressed up as Sonny and Cher to talk about the quality of the schools and community. Very entertaining. They ended their speech with a little “I Got You Babe”. There was also the video – “7 Highly Ineffective Practices of Educators” poking fun at the everyday things we come across in this line of work.

The afternoon was spent back in our building just trying to get things in order. And tonight we had a new teacher reception dinner. It was very nice, but I’ll admit I was happy to get back to the apartment at 7:30 tonight… and ready to crawl into bed shortly!

Today ranks amongs the 5 greatest days I’ve had since I began teaching – and not just because it was a blast. I got a real look at the energy and enthusiasm of the people I’m joining this year. Who knows how long we’ll be in Brainerd – maybe just a year, maybe the rest of our lives. Either way, I can tell I’m going to learn a lot from this experience.