or: I’m Serious.

I’ve been meaning to make good on a commitment I made awhile back and Scott McLeod’s recent Great Commenter commencement ceremony reminded me to get out the lead.

Certain administrators have demonstrated a heartening interest in my development as a teacher and deserve more than just a great commenter badge. So to them, and for as long as our interests don’t conflict (i.e. as long as I’m not begging one of them for a job) I say: first round’s on me, as well as this digital IOU.

And here’s the link, in blog-sidebar-friendly 150×75.

Chris, Scott, Greg, Brian, and Rick, thanks a mil.

Updated:

[Mr. Moses added 26 December 2008.]

Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year blogs about the process. [via Scott; incidentally, am I the last person to notice that the highlighted letters in his banner spell “dire”?]

This whole blogging thing today made otherwise troubling interview questions a matter of breezy recall. Or maybe it was that nine months ago I was interviewing for the same job with the same two people, answering the same set of questions.

This whole “probationary teacher” thing has gotta go, as far as I’m concerned.

18h30 – 20h30: Felt awkward.

I can keep myself together on the phone but get me in a room with a parent and I started feeling exactly how I look. Which is to say: young. Didn’t help matters that my assembled art gallery was, er, a bit underwhelming.

I’m only planning 90 minutes of my 110-minute periods this week.  I figure I’ve gotta allot at least 20 minutes per period per day for accepting, sorting, and storing all the gifts my kids are gonna bring me this week.  Kind of a hassle, really.

(I appreciate you guys.)