It's my sanctuary........

I love being in my classroom.  Go ahead and call me a recluse.  There's nothing like having everything organized and readily accessible.  I have become the guru of organization this year.  It's probably because the calendar pretty much runs me this semester.  With taking 15 hours of college classes, running a gifted program for all grades, and taking on the responsibility of head teacher.......I need to be somewhat organized!  With so much going on, no wonder I like being in my little sanctuary......eh......portable.  Now if I could just get some air conditioning in there.  EEK. 

We are on a roll so far.  I have completed tentative lesson plans thru December and am hoping to stick to my schedule.  Unfortunately for me, I ALWAYS find thing I want to add and have the tendency to get a little off track!  There just sooooo much I want to add and never enough time.  Speaking of which, I was elated to find 20 precious copies of Old Yeller in my mailbox this afternoon.  I've already decided how to break down the book and have students blog about what we are studying every Wednesday.  I introduced them to their laptops yesterday and you would've thought it was Christmas!!!  Perhaps this Monday we will get the accounts set up and ready to go by next week. 

Last night I started my first class of the semester....School Law.  I love my instructor and am fortunate to have him for tomorrow's class as well.  He is an older gentleman and has such a great sense of humor.  I enjoyed hearing about his journey thru education - he began as a custodian and moved all the way up the ladder.  What an inspiration!  The area of school law is so fuzzy to me and seems to cross boundaries, meaning boundaries of special education.  I'm looking forward to digging into this subject and hoping that I can have more clarity by the end of the semester. 

Speaking of fuzzy......the screen is kind of looking that way.  It's late and I must report to my sanctuary in a mere seven hours.