Saturday, July 30, 2005

So, I'm a teacher, right?

This is my first year as a middle school Language Arts teacher. Everything is new and exciting, and at times, a bit unnerving, too. My sense of humor helps me overcome any anxieties, and what happened at Open House is one example. Thursday night, we hosted Open House at my school for parents and students. There were lots of folks wandering the halls, asking for directions to rooms, etc., and I'm having to shift my brain into overdrive to recall where everything is. ('member? I'm new!) As I'm pointing and gesturing to give one set of parents directions, I turn with my arm outstretched and -- WHAP -- accidentally pop a kid in the forehead. DOH! What a moment. I apologized profusely, he said he was fine, we laughed it off, but I'm still wondering if an incident report will show up in my inbox...