Returning to work
Tomorrow (Wednesday) I return to work after a long hiatus during this family emergency. I”m looking forward to getting into some routine, but am anxious about what returning to work will mean. I’ve been having trouble focusing on anything for long periods of time, am easily distracted and generally not tolerating the normal background noises that are usually taken for granted.
My classes seem to have had work for the past seven days, but I’m not entirely sure what they did. It seems like the 7th graders had some cultural things to work through, though the 8th graders may have just ended up with worksheets.
I’m worried about open house. I don’y know if I can take a whole evening of people’s condolences. It is something that I should do, but don’t really want to do. I’ll see what happens when I show up.
I’m not certain how to proceed with my classes, since I don’t know what they have done. I guess tomorrow will be one of those days where I am scrambling to find out where they are, so I can figure out what to do next.I think it is a day 3 meaning I will see all my 7th graders, and nearly all of the 8th graders.
