Intro into my mind and life...

I don't have much to say for the first blog. I guess I would say, go ahead and ask questions or think of topics that may be interesting to consider :)

I'm hoping to use this as an outlet for thoughts and for possible feedback. I am currently working on my masters thesis project so I may complain about that for a while until it's finished. I may also vaguely vent about the school day. I'd like to offer (people who care) a small glimpse into my world while also respecting my place of employment and my students. I will always be vague, so please don't ask for specifics. I Just can't say much in compliance with laws and respect for my kids :)

That being said, we are on a break week since we had school all summer so far. Technically we are starting the fall semester on Monday :) I'm currently with dad at "home" and going to be doing paperwork and stuff tomorrow and observing another school in my employers repertoire of schools :) Hopefully. I just finished planning all of my classes until Christmas break. Whew. Now to write 51 lesson plans... One per week for each class until Christmas! That's my goal for the rest of break week!

Then I can really focus on my thesis project. For those who may be interested it's on "Incorporating DBT into the classroom/school environment". DBT stands for dialectical behavioral therapy... Is too complicated to discuss here, so look it up. Long story short it's teaching problem to control emotions and thoughts, which leads to behavior change. That's a really watered down explanation haha.

Well, thanks for reading my first blog! I know it wasn't interesting, but I'm sure it will become more so... If stopping suicides, cutting, being cursed at and threatened in your face, classroom things thrown or destroyed and kids walking out of class and slamming the door tends to be the norm; exciting is just an experience away :) Not to mention some on the stuff that's said is too inappropriate to repeat, I will sometimes tame it down because it is never boring and sometimes so hysterical I have to stop teaching and walk out of the room. I can't believe some of the things that happen of are said on a daily basis. I love my job and my kids... But sometimes I question what in the world I am doing!