The Life of an 8th Grade Teacher

Well, I'm a little more than a week in, and here are just a few of the things I have already done. I have gone to a football kick-off, the 1st volleyball game, and cheerleading practice, taught students to relate Facebook and MySpace to school multiple times, prayed that I would not be so sarcastic to my students on a daily basis, laughed hysterically with my across- the-hall friend Betsy way more times than necessary, and have compiled more hilarious stories than the entire year teaching 6th grade. That last one may be a stretch, but I definitely am on my way to beating my funny moments from last year. 8th grade is a blast. And getting to see my students participate in school sports teams for the first time is awesome. However, I must have expressed too much excitement because I now have been asked to form my school's spirit club, or as I like to call it, the student section. We want a name for t-shirts so students can wear them to all the games, posters for the hallways before games, skits for pep rallies, etc...and apparently, I am qualified. Not sure about that, but I said I would think about it. To wrap things up here, I will leave you with one of my homeroom student's first impressions of her teacher (me)..."My first impression is clear. Mrs. Walker is fashionable and professional." I'll take that!