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Monday, March 28, 2011

A Kitten is so Flexible

...that she is almost double ; the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the forepart plays.  She does not discover that her tail belongs to her until you tread on it."  -Thoreau


Monday morning.

  • Priority #1:  Get in touch with tech guy to resolve the password issue that locked me out of my mailbox all weekend.  
  • Priority #2:  Download the Geometry tests stuck in said mailbox.
I scrambled to get those things accomplished, and then concentrated on pulling together some additional resources just in case the lessons I had for today needed an extra boost.  Finally ready.  Bring on Monday morning, I'm ready!

Just after my 2nd period class arrived, another teacher came in with a list and stack of standardized tests.  Apparently today was a district-wide mandated writing assessment.  Yep, no classes today.  I quickly changed gears and administered tests to the students assigned to me.  

It was a nice morning, I tried to make the room pleasant for my testers: Mozart playing softly, water cups on the desks, high protein snacks pilfered from the lunch lady, and encouragement.

There's a lot to be said for "going with the flow".

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