I think one of my favorite and least favorite days of the week is Fridays. Fridays at school are pre-empted with thoughts of wondering what the day is going to bring- will it bring bad or good? The bad possibilities first: crying kids who come in with a sad, sad story, a referral from a teacher of a student with a bruise that necessitates a call to CPS, a parent upset with a teachers' decisions for the week, students who made a poor behavior choice and must be sent home for a few days . . . OR will it bring:
the positive possibilities: checking a student's grades to find out they've raised their F's to C's, having a study skills group or other kid centered group that helps me get to know my students better, having a student come down just to say "hi," because they haven't seen me in a few days, celebrating a staff member's birthday, or looking forward to a school break coming up.
There is only one thing predictable for Fridays: they're really unpredictable. Oh, and they also go by fast!
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