Friday, August 28, 2009

First Back-to School Dream

They don't tell you in college that when you become a teacher, you will probably have back-to-school dreams every year (or should I say nightmares?)

This year I had my first back-to-school dream on August 1st. It of course involved me not being prepared for the first day. I knew I could wing it, but I was frantically trying to figure out what to do first. I was doing okay until a certain student, let's call him Kenny, started acting up. I had been told by his previous teacher that I just needed to be super strict with him for the first few days and then he would just fall into line. Let's just say, it wasn't working. And that was the end of the dream.

It wasn't a particularly bad dream, but it did make my stomach tense up a bit.

In related news, when I went into my school this week, I received an updated copy of my class roster. Who's not on the list...Kenny! I wonder who I should dream about next...

8 comments:

  1. The dreams never stop! One that I have repeatedly is that I can't go to work, and I didn't put in for a sub. In my dream I just worry about what is happening at school and how mad everyone is going to be.

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  2. I wonder if other occupations dream about their jobs like teachers do?

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  3. I've written a few blog posts about this in the past. I remember thinking, at the time, that it was something true of only me. Now I can see that it's a universal part of teaching.

    I'd love to do a survey and see if other professions have the nightmares.

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  4. I also have teaching dreams, especially at the beginning of the year. This year my dream dealt with not being prepared for a class when an admin walked in. I kept trying to extend the warm-up while I put together a lesson in my head.

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  5. I don't dream about my job (I'm a real estate title examiner for the record). When I remember them this what my dreams are normally like... http://xkcd.com/557/

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  6. Hi John,
    I like your idea of a survey. I haven't had a chance to add one to my blog yet.

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  7. Hi there Millers,
    I think I had a similar admin "nightmare" last year. I wonder what are the main categories our teacher dreams fall into...admin, evaluations, naughty students, being unprepared, nasty parents. Anything else?

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  8. I am not even a teacher yet and the dreams already started! I often dream that it is my first day teaching and I haven't even finished college yet, let alone planned for the class, so I have no idea what to do! I am so relieved that I have 2 more years to prepare when I wake up.

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