First day

The first day of the new school year is now a thing of history. I have to admit that I am a little tired and my voice is a little scratchy from all that talking. My kids are a very interesting mix. I have the cute, sweet, perfect girls, the boys whose hands haven't held anything small in several months, and the teacher's assistant who could run the room if I were absent. But the funniest group is the chatty males. I don't know that I have ever had a first day filled with so many boys' voices. Are they just used to running the show at home or are we enculturating our boys to talk more? I'm sure this year will be full of many firsts as I am teaching a totally blind student. When I greeted her in line before school she said are you Miss Allen? Yes I am. Are we going to laugh? Evidently she had been informed by the Vision teacher that I was quite funny! Later in the day as I was attempting to load her Braille machine she informed me that her dad knew how to fix them. That one wasn't too good on my self esteem. She impressed us all by identifying about half the class by their voice alone. This amazed me as there is very little difference in the pitch or tone of a second grader's voice regardless of size or gender. I look forward to many more of these aha moments. The day went well and I am left with a slight high. I am back in my comfort zone and ready to grow again.