Well, it's half over

The semester ends tomorrow and I've only posted once. I think that speaks volumes about how difficult and busy this year has been. The new bell schedule and split teaching assignments have made for a crazy and hectic year.
Today was 1/2 of inservice. I must confess to a great deal of disappointment. The presenters were not the best and the topic was not what I expected. It was not described as a session for sharing our best practices. We were expecting to receive assistance and strategies from the presenters. This of course led to some reluctance to participate from the attendees. Unfortunately, teachers may well be one of the harshest audiences out there. I always feel some sympathy for the presenters at any inservice. We were difficult and acting out today. Not exactly condusive to learning to deal with difficult behaviors in our students. This may be a very teachable moment of irony however.

Now, it's back to grades and lesson plans.