You get the hint. This is only like half of them. I had high expectations to spend my weekend reading and ended up watching television, cleaning, and sleeping, It's not that any of that isn't good, but I wanted to make more time for reading. I suppose I have ONE MORE DAY to get to it! Tonight I'll be diving into this beauty and am pretty excited--although, do I need one more book on my pile?!?
So, at work we just finished our second week of school. My students are so good that I keep waiting for something to happen. Maybe I need to count myself fortunate and get things on a move on with curriculum right, and stop bracing myself. It's funny that I still wait for issues to pop up.
One change I'm trying to make this year in my teaching is the number of informational texts I use. The common core that our state has adopted has a large focus on these kind of texts so that students can practice comprehending and then synthesizing the information to make certain decisions. I definitely think it makes them more ready for the real world, but I miss all the literature that I'm used to. On the flip side, I get to do book talks and encourage them to read more great things for fun!
Well, not much is going on here, and I am perfectly fine with that. Other than achy feet and losing my voice on most days, things are great. I have very little to complain about, which is glorious; the bills are paid, I'm happy, and I'm healthy. What more could you ask for?
I suppose that tomorrow I'll do a little cooking and maybe whip up a batch of banana or lemon poppy-seed bread to help me through the remainder of the week. Other than that and a batch of response papers to grade, I'll be enjoying my Monday off. What will you be doing tomorrow?
LOL--I think you have more books going than I do, and I didn't really think that was possible! I really wish I didn't always have so many going at the same time, but I just can't seem to stop myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear you're off to a great start with the school year! :) What grade(s) do you teach?
I know. I'm can't stop myself either! I'm trying to whittle down to around 10 though, so we'll see how successful I am. :)
DeleteI teach 11th, AP (mainly 12th graders), and Pop Lit. (once again, mainly 12th). Great kids!
I noticed the last time I was on your blog that you had A LOT of books going. :) I've decided I can't handle more than two at once or it gets to be too much. Right now I'm reading Cat Royal and Telling Lies for Fun and Profit.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I'll do tomorrow. Probably write and do some cleaning. We never do anything for summer holidays.
Yea, that's me. I never can stop myself from adding more to the pile. I get bored so easily that it's a bit disgusting. I don't know what my deal is!
DeleteOk…you just made me feel SO much better :p I have five books going right now and I was stressed out! You've made me feel better, lol. So you can take that from this post, Becky…you've truly made someone less stressed :) And you know what..I think it's fine to set those books aside that aren't grabbing you to go back to them and just come back to them when and if you want to ;) That's a lessong I've had to teach myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris! :) I think you're right about taking the ones that jump out at you. I'm doing that right now, and am loving it. It is nice to let ti go when I'm not feeling something and need to do that more often!
DeleteLOL - Wow, that is a lot of books! I love how diverse the pile is, though. No wonder you want to read so many at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI know. I need to just settle down and stop adding to that pile! :)
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