Rethinking the First Day of School

Ruben Brosbe
Sep 6, 2018 · 3 min read

Today I celebrated (in my head) my 10th first day of school as a teacher. Some things felt the same as always. At the beginning of the day I didn’t feel ready. At the end of the day I was exhausted. The day felt to crawl along and fly by simultaneously.

But in other ways, I definitely felt the difference that experience has brought to my first day of school. For the second year in a row, I actually got some sleep last night. When I got home today, I managed to cook dinner! More significantly, I’ve begun to understand the purpose and structure of my first day of school…

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I’m a NYC public school teacher, NYC Teaching Fellow, & 2012 graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I blog at www.rubenbrosbe.com

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