Reporting In

my first day went well! i talked too much but i think that might be inevitable. my kids were cute and overall pretty cooperative. i don't want to believe this, but i'm worried that my after lunch ELD class might turn out to be more like my strategic class last year. my strategic class this morning was pretty great. on the other hand, you never know who you'll get in class. i just have this memory of already being sort of overwhelmed by them even on the first day of school. they were really quiet, etc. the group today was different. but my ELD class was very quiet. i am worried about that. i'll think of things to draw them out, though. i think i can do it. ELD, by the way, is English Language Development. i think it's the lingo that has replaced ESL (English as a Second Language). basically, when you enroll your student in school at whatever age, you fill out a home language survey. if it says that a language other than English is primarily spoken in the home, then they will pull your kid to take the CELDT. (CA English Language Development Test). if your kid gets a certain score or below on the CELDT, then they get put into ELD classes that replace the regular english/language arts class. there are different levels, but my kids are in the highest level before you graduated out of ELD.

i should go and get myself ready for the rest of the week. (didn't ever think you'd hear me say that, eh? well, i've got the whole week planned out!)