I
I LIKE
I LIKE TO
I LIKE TO SIT HERE BECAUSE MY FEET MATCH THE CARPET.
BIG DAY.
BIG DAY.
BIG DAY. BIG DAY FOR PARENTS AND
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
NOTHING LIKE IT.
>> I BET A LOT OF YOU OUT THERE
WERE FRAZZLED TODAY.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND BUS
DRIVERS.
DRIVERS.
DRIVERS. DO TEACHERS GET NERVOUS AS
WELL?
WELL?
WELL? WE
WELL? WE NEVER ASK.
TODAY I MADE AMENDS AND TALKED
TO A TEACHER TO TALK ABOUT HER
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
>> SEEN ANTHONY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SIXTH GRADE MATH.
SHE STARTS HER FIRST DAY.
ONE OF THE NIGHTMARES TEACHERS
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. I
HAVE. I FEAR THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE
FIRST DAY.
FIRST DAY. I TRIP A LOT.
>> ALMOST LIKE WITH MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS.
SCHOOLERS. SPELLING SOMETHING ON YOUR
SHIRT AT LUNCH. MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHERS USUALLY DO THAT IS WHY.
>> I DO NOT KNOW ALL OF YOUR
NAMES YET WE WILL GET THERE.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO TRY TO SAY
MY NAME?
MY NAME?
MY NAME? >> IT IS NEW IT IS A NEW SET OF
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> IT IS SO MUCH OF FIGURING
OUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. WHAT IS THE OTHER THING WE
NEED?
NEED?
NEED? WE
NEED? WE NEED A BINDER.
HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE THEM?
HOW TO MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE?
THAT IS NOT EASY?
THERE IS NO FORMULA.
THERE IS NO FORMULA.
THERE IS NO SAID RESULTS OR
GUARANTEES.
GUARANTEES. IT DEPENDS ON THE KIDS.
NEVER HAD I HEARD A MATH
TEACHER SAY, I DON'T HAVE A
FORMULA.
FORMULA.
FORMULA. >> NO I DO NOT HAVE A FORMULA.
>> SPEAKING OF MASS, THAT
SUBJECT IS NERVE-RACKING FOR
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. >>
KIDS. >> SHE GIVES IT TO THEM
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK
MAKES ME A GOOD TEACHER AND I
TELL MY STUDENTS THIS IS MATH
IS NOT MY FAVORITE SUBJECT.
I FELT A MATH CLASS.
I THOUGHT I WANTED TO BE A MATH
TEACHER.
TEACHER.
TEACHER. MOVE ON THROUGH THE STRUGGLE.
THEY MAKE BETTER TEACHERS.
>> ARE YOU MATTHEW?
WE JOKE ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES
ON THE FIRST DAY.
THAT IS WHY WE USE PENCILS.
I TRY TO KEEP IT REALLY LIGHT.
WE WILL ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
WE ARE HERE FOR MAP BUT WHERE
YOU FAR MORE THAN THAT.
>> THIS IS WHAT SHE MEANS BY A
LOT MORE.
LOT MORE.
LOT MORE. JUST ALL THE KIDS TO WRITE HER
A NOTE AND IN TURN SHE WOULD
WRITE THEM ONE BACK.
ON THE PEACE OF PAPER THEY WILL
DO THIS THERE ARE BOXES WHERE
THE STUDENT RIGHTS AND THERE
ARE BOXES WHERE THE TEACHER
WRITES.
WRITES.
WRITES. WHEN SHE DID THE PAPERED ALL
THE KIDS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT
THE KIDS CAN WRITE IN EITHER
ONE OF THE BOXES.
SHE DID THAT BECAUSE SOME DAYS,
THEY ARE STUDENTS AND SOME DAYS
SHE IS THE STUDENT.
>> I WILL TEACH YOU A LOT AND
YOU WILL TEACH ME TO BACK.
AND NEVER GET USED TO IT 100%.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT
AMAZES YOU ABOUT THE KIDS.
I THINK THAT IS A REALLY UNIQUE
THING TO DISCOVER IN YOUR
CAREER.
CAREER.
CAREER. YOU GET TO BE AMAZED BY
SOMEHING.
SOMEHING.
SOMEHING. >> FULL TRANSPARENCY IS
PROBABLY ANOTHER LOVE LETTER TO
TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY ARE MY
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE.
FAVORITE. TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS THAT
WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY TO
TEACH THE KIDS THANK YOU.
>> BEAR HUMAN BEINGS BUT OF
COURSE THEY GET NERVOUS LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE.
EVERYBODY ELSE. EVERY CLASS OF DIFFERENT.
I WAS TELLING YOU THIS MORNING
ABOUT A CALL WAS I HAD.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN HE WAS
NERVOUS HE SAID ON THE FIRST
DAY, SWEAR WHEN I GET NERVOUS
AND HE CAST THE ENTIRE YEAR.
THE ENTIRE FIRST WEEK OR SO.
>> THAT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE
SIX GRADE TODAY.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE
OKAY. WE ARE BACK TO SCHOOL.
WITH ALL OF YOU WE LOVE THESE
PICTURES SO MUCH.
WE WANT TO SHOW THEM ALL DAY
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. I
LONG. I WAS TOLD WE CANNOT DO THAT.
I DISAGREE LOOK AT THESE LITTLE
NUGGETS.
NUGGETS.
NUGGETS. MORE TO COME AS THE SUN GOES
ON.
ON.
ON. WE
ON. WE WILL BE RIGHT