The First Of Many To Come

As of day two, things had been going great. It was only a matter of time before this all changed. I arrived on time as usual and the day started with the same routines. Around 9:30 this morning that changed drastically. I first spilled a half of a cup of coffee all over my private area which made it look as though Mr. Marcquez urinated all over himself. I decided not to give the class the satisfaction of holding this over my head for days, maybe even weeks to come. Luckily at 10:00 the class has specials. This gave me 45 extra minutes to regain my composure. After the pants finally became dry and I decided to take a restroom break while the class was in music, something else hit me. The main button on my pants fell off making it impossible to completely fasten my pants. I covered this with the belt buckle and my pants became completely dry. This had to be all that could possible happen right!?

Of course there is more to this story. The class became very talkative after specials. This made for a long afternoon. We were able to have media center orientation and the class continued to be very talkative as the day came to an end. I observed how my teacher handled the situation and I feel more prepared now for when this situation happens again. 

After school today there was a student/parent curriculum night. Although I'm not obligated to attend these extra events, I wanted to show up in hopes of fully preparing myself for the times I will have to attend these events for my own class/school. The event went very well and many parents showed up with their students. I wonder if this participation will last throughout the course of the semester and the year? 

Although today threw many curve balls my way, I did what any great batter would do. I "slowed down my swing" in order to take a more cautious approach as opposed to swinging for the fences. That is all you can do on these types of days. I had to first remember that I was not there for me, but instead for the children in my classroom. Regardless of my feelings towards this tedious today, I have a feeling that this was just the first of many to come.