First Week Plans - Academic Classes
Oh how I wish I could be seriously planning for my first few days of classes. I just got summoned to district jury duty. This will be the fourth time that I have had jury duty. Last year, I actually got called to local court twice in five months. I was not all that worried about the second call because I know I was excused for a year. When I called to let them know that I had just served, the lady on the phone was surprised to find that my name was in the pool three times. I'm under the impression she fixed that, but who knows. I wrote to the court to request a postponement until next summer. At the very least, any time that is not during the first few days of school. I certainly don't want to leave a substitute in charge of building a classroom culture for me during those very important first few days of class. I also have a jam packed curriculum, especially in algebra 2. This past year, I messed up with pacing and had ...