30 Something

On last night my friends took me out to celebrate my new beginnings and we stayed out way too long. I knew I the schedule said 7:30am, but I threw caution to the wind and let my hair down. I was sorry for it this morning. I didn't get up until 7 and I had to take a quicky shower and iron my clothes. I got to school at 7:35 and I almost paniced with anticipation (is there such a thing) because I was sure that I was going to be the only person late. I got there and there were all kinds of pple late. They failed to include in the agenda that 7:30 was a complimentary breakfast and that the festivities didn't start until 8. I was a little peeved, but I got through it. I was quite tired by the end of the day and a little bit overwhelmed because there was so much to get to know. When I taught before it was just me in an alternative school program so I didn't have to worry about all of the processes and routines that go on in urban high schools, I left feeling quite exhausted. The evalaution process frightened me. The co-chair of the evaluation committee didn't bit his tongue when he said that if u don't rate as at least satisfactory you would get the boot. There's so much we have to do for our evaluation. We have to create a portfolio (living document as they call it) that not just gives examples of things that we've done in the classroom, but ways we've improved things that we've done in the classroom. I'm signing up for the mentor program because I want all the help I can get. I was told that in order for me to be tenured I'd have to teach 4 continuous years, I didn't know that. I thought I already had one year under my belt. I understand now giving them the dog and pony show, but man there's a lot of pressure to be excellent for 4 years. I hope that the administration is very supportive. I hope I don't get the axe if I make a few mistakes.

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