Smoothing out

Today was a much smoother day, all the way around. Kids finally started to mellow out at school, and some actual learning took place. Well, I think it did - the quiz on Friday will bear me out, hopefully. Of course, every year I think I am not teaching well (which is not the same as the kids not learning well, but that is a cultural thing, which in this town is a code word for black thing. No work ethic to speak of, hell, no ethics to speak of. Parents doing their kids homework, encouraging them to lie about things like where they live, for example) but then TCAP (annual standardized tests) come out and my students average well above the performance of other schools.

Faculty meeting - another nice surprise. The agenda said an hour, we were out in 20 minutes. Off to the Y for a treadmill warmup and then intense upper body conditioning. My left forearm is a little sore when I straighten it. Tomorrow should be fun, and no Y for me, as the oldest has an orthodontist appointment in the middle of the afternoon. Maybe every other day is good to start out. Most machines I did 20 reps at 50-60 pounds. And I am stretching in ways I never did before, too. Health, here I come!