We’ve been looking for a new brand for our school–a slogan, if you will. I doubt that “We’ve Got Spoons” will stick, but it will stick with me.
Meetings and information day, lots of people talking at us, department meeting which reminded me that our district chose some pretty awesome books for us to use in our class. Some are hard, like Frankenstein. Others are easy, like The Alchemist. Some are student favorites, like Unbroken. Lots of options, many things to consider, but also lots of people probably don’t know what to do tomorrow or the next days. They’ll figure it out, or won’t.
I prefaced the reality of school yesterday, though. There were more meetings today, teachers were on their own for lunch, but we were all supposed to come back for an “ice cream social” in the cafeteria at 2. Kind of mean, giving us a lot of freedom during the day, but expecting us back at the end of the day, right before school starts. No big deal. I was there, others were there, a bunch of people were all hovering around the cafeteria at 2, wondering why the room was dark and didn’t have ice cream. Then it became after 2, then later, then later.
When I left at 2:10, there was nothing set up, and other teachers were leaving, too. When passing the library, the principal’s secretary was walking to the cafeteria, box of spoons in hand. People had left, there wasn’t ice cream or any kind of setup (but there was a dark, empty room), no administrators or counselors were there, no announcements.
But someone yelled out, “We’ve got spoons.” This was true.