Wow! Searching for a permanent teaching position for the fall has given me some really weird dreams, that's for sure. Anxiety, uncertainty, shameless self-promotion and a horrible fear I will end up as a teacher-without-a-classroom fuels these dreams. Last night, I dreamt I was teaching at a school that did away with all arts programs and instead, created an aromatherapy room. Not that I'm opposed to aromatherapy! It was just one of those illogical, scrambled dreams. I'm used to the back-to-school dreams where I walk into a classroom of a hundred kids and have forgotten my lesson plans. Dreams where I forgot my clothes. Those kind of dreams.
I guess this dream about doing away with all arts in schools was inspired by last night's television broadcast. When I was serving as a long-term sub at the utopia school, I created a lesson plan competition. The students were asked to write, create, film, produce and edit a thirty second PSA to promote the idea of the importance of keeping arts alive in all schools. The winner of the competition was interviewed for the local news, which aired last night. The PSA will run throughout the summer on the television station.
http://www.foxlexington.com/newsroom/top-stories/videos/performing-arts-school-students-produce-psas-4127.shtml
I am so proud of "my" pickles. Seventh graders! Incredible!
Today, I will counter my night dreams with continued daydreams of returning to the classroom.
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