One of the things I miss most from college is my 3 best friends that I played football with. We were known as the "Smashbrothers," and we practically did everything together. It was good for us to all be back in town for a Rhodes game. We hung out at the game, did a little partying, and chilled like we used to back in college. It was great to be at Rhodes homecoming with all of our old teammates. We all had the energy and enthusiasm as if we were going on the field to play ourselves. We also went bowling and to play pool. We laughed an joked--acting crazier than ever. Two of us are in graduate school, and the other two are still playing football. We were all sharing stories about how things are going with our lives and how we've all taken different paths since college.
More than anything, it was just good to feel like a college kid again. Although I'm not far removed from college, being a teacher quickly makes me feel old sometimes. I tend to forget that I was just in college 6 months ago! Nevertheless, we had a blast. And just like old times, the highlight of the weekend was just gaming out on the Xbox 360 and PS3. We played Madden and NCAA like we were freshman in Glassell Hall, haha. We would still argue, almost fight, and laugh over every play. This was a great way to get my mind off of teaching sound devices, tier groups, responses to interventions, or make-up work. This was probably the longest I'd gone without talking about teaching since the first of June. Not that I don't enjoy my job, but it was definitely therapeutic to not think about it and just chill with my boys. It was well needed. But before this, I always made sure to take at least one day a week and devote it to myself. I'm not inundated with grading or planning. I'm well-rested and excited about the new challenges my 7th graders will present me with. All of that said, I can't wait until we can all get back to Memphis and do it again though. We have to catch up on some gaming, partying, etc.....
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Day In The Life
Ok, so here's a day in the life of Coach King.....
I wake up at 5:30 a.m. Then, I lie there for a while and contemplate how much more time I could actually spend in the bed. After I debate with myself, I quickly realize that I've wasted that time with that internal conflict. Once I'm out of bed, I begin to get ready. I never have to iron or anything because that's my number one priority at night. Some people read, meditate, do yoga, or something else--I like to just sit and look at my closet for therapeutic time. Ok, back from the tangent.....Once I get ready I grab some tea, yogurt, a pop tart or banana nut bread. It helps me get started in the mornings. I try to get to school between 6:30-6:45. That way, I can still have some alone time in my classroom before I have to go to morning duty. I get my best thinking done in my classroom. I have morning duty in the main hallway, so I'm the guy who gets to remind the kids that they are back at school by checking uniforms and making them walk on the blue lines. They don't particularly like seeing me welcome them this way at 7:10 in the morning.
Homeroom starts at 7:30. We have silent sustained reading, so I spend that time working with the librarian on Accelerated Reader matters. 1st period starts at 8am and the day really gets started. I like that class, they work hard and I'm glad I can start the day with them. My 2nd period class is my honors class. They are actually one of my least favorite at times, but we get a lot of challenging work done. We have break/recess after 2nd period, and that's just a time for the kids to hang out and be themselves. 3rd period is the longest because it's the lunch period. The worst part about 3rd period is the fact that we go to LUNCH at 10:55am. Yes, that's too early for lunch...4th period seems like its the fastest period of the day. It literally zips by. Our kids go to activity period during 5th period. That's my planning period, where much planning doesn't get done. There's always a grade-level meeting, parent meeting, or a class to cover. When I actually have time to plan, I am trying to get things set in place for Track because I'm the head coach. 6th period finally rolls around at 2pm. It goes by rather slowly. Once 6th period is over, I have to hold a bus load group until 3:15. I'm finally done with duty at 3:30. So, I've now been at school for nine hours already. Then I stay until 4:30 or 5 doing work, grading, planning, or meeting. My day would extend until almost 7pm during football season. It's a long day, but I love the job. The only thing I'd rather be doing than teaching during that time is playing football...haha.
I wake up at 5:30 a.m. Then, I lie there for a while and contemplate how much more time I could actually spend in the bed. After I debate with myself, I quickly realize that I've wasted that time with that internal conflict. Once I'm out of bed, I begin to get ready. I never have to iron or anything because that's my number one priority at night. Some people read, meditate, do yoga, or something else--I like to just sit and look at my closet for therapeutic time. Ok, back from the tangent.....Once I get ready I grab some tea, yogurt, a pop tart or banana nut bread. It helps me get started in the mornings. I try to get to school between 6:30-6:45. That way, I can still have some alone time in my classroom before I have to go to morning duty. I get my best thinking done in my classroom. I have morning duty in the main hallway, so I'm the guy who gets to remind the kids that they are back at school by checking uniforms and making them walk on the blue lines. They don't particularly like seeing me welcome them this way at 7:10 in the morning.
Homeroom starts at 7:30. We have silent sustained reading, so I spend that time working with the librarian on Accelerated Reader matters. 1st period starts at 8am and the day really gets started. I like that class, they work hard and I'm glad I can start the day with them. My 2nd period class is my honors class. They are actually one of my least favorite at times, but we get a lot of challenging work done. We have break/recess after 2nd period, and that's just a time for the kids to hang out and be themselves. 3rd period is the longest because it's the lunch period. The worst part about 3rd period is the fact that we go to LUNCH at 10:55am. Yes, that's too early for lunch...4th period seems like its the fastest period of the day. It literally zips by. Our kids go to activity period during 5th period. That's my planning period, where much planning doesn't get done. There's always a grade-level meeting, parent meeting, or a class to cover. When I actually have time to plan, I am trying to get things set in place for Track because I'm the head coach. 6th period finally rolls around at 2pm. It goes by rather slowly. Once 6th period is over, I have to hold a bus load group until 3:15. I'm finally done with duty at 3:30. So, I've now been at school for nine hours already. Then I stay until 4:30 or 5 doing work, grading, planning, or meeting. My day would extend until almost 7pm during football season. It's a long day, but I love the job. The only thing I'd rather be doing than teaching during that time is playing football...haha.
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