TGIF

Having had somewhat random days off for the last four years, I am pretty sure I haven't been this happy that its Friday for a long, long time! Today we only had a half day with a short class in the morning and then final GT Camp prep time for another few hours before we were done. I am extremely tired as last night I think I hit the books as soon as I walked in the door (4:45ish) and hit the pillow around 12:30am. I think I am waking up some dendrites that haven't been used for a while!! We had a text chapter, an article, a journal-reflection (writing assignment) and the outline of our Master's paper due at 8am. Although from the stories I heard this morning, comparatively I got a good night sleep. But I've survived the first week!! And just in case you're curious, here are some of the highlights:
~The way a child thinks about their own intelligence is key
~I can now add bulletin board architecture to my resume
~I have become the new (unofficial) technical support for the elementary education department
~Glitter, Markers, Scissors, etc. are just as much fun when you're 29 as they were when you were 6
~17 states have cut ALL funding for Gifted and Talented children since the implementation of No Child Left Behind. Thankfully Colorado is not one of them.
~When in doubt, pull out Shel Silverstein
~One of the best things you can say to a child is "I don't know."
I am sure this will be an infinitely expanding list :) I am so psyched for the kids to come on Monday, but for now I am soooooooooo glad its the weekend. So things on tap for the weekend include sleep, sleep, planning a 15 minute lesson to present in class on Wednesday, sleep, starting to put together my real lesson on jesters for the GT kids, some sleep, reading, reading and more reading, sleep, some research for my paper, a siesta, and hopefully some in-the-mountains-and-sun time with the pooperdog! And maybe some sleep. Speaking of which, I think I'll go take a nap :)