Living the Perfect Classroom 2

I've been in my newest temporary space for about two weeks and it's finally starting to feel more normal, but word is that our actual classrooms will be finished this week so I'll be spending my MEA break moving in to my actual classroom. 

It's funny how much your own materials matter. Like, I didn't know how important and how frequently I used my old, beat-up podium until I didn't have it. One day a friend, Vanessa, found it in a closet?? I don't know why it was there, but I was happy to see it. I brought it into my classroom and it's like everything was a little bit better. Then my stool appeared. Wow - what a difference.

My students seem to be ambivalent about our temporary space. They see it and my class as just another room on their schedule, so I'm excited to get into my actual classroom and show them what a comfortable, calm, and decorated classroom should feel like. 

I am extremely proud of my classroom environment, so being stuck using other people's dirt, cluttered, and broken-down classrooms has been like torture for me. 

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 17, 2018 at 7:12 AM

    Nick,

    I'm sure your students will start to feel more like a community once you get moved into your permanent space. I think that will give you a really good opportunity to keep building your community feel over the next few weeks back in this "new" space.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2018 at 9:49 AM

    I was taking a shower just now thinking about my old podium, but wondering whose podium I’m using now 🧐 shhhhh. It’s just nice to have a spot to put your passes; I’m sure when you move into your new space you will folder and label everything.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2018 at 1:16 PM

    Nice that you will finally have a space of your own, I would not like to have a room of my own. Hope this changes your classroom dynamics, you'll have to let us know!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 20, 2018 at 10:49 AM

    It sounds like you have a new appreciation for your space! Is there anything you decided to change about your space now that you have it again? I mean, different than you have ever done before?

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