discipline

Go peacefully and quietly amid the excitement and extremes of life. Remember, there is peace in silence.

As far as possible and without surrendering your soul, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly. Listen closely to others, even the seemingly dull and ignorant, for they too have their own story to share with those who will listen.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons for, though they may mean well, they are annoyance and unhappiness to your spirit.

First, congratulations are in order. Our Golden Eagles defeated Bishop Kenny 17 - 14. Go Eagles!

Now, let me vent a little about the daily life of a high school teacher in Clay County. There are no empty classrooms in our school ANY period. We have teachers who do not have classrooms to call their own. They push or pull a cart, or drag a large cumbersome bag all over the school. It wouldn't be too bad if they were just going a few steps down the hallway, but several are going all over the school, all the while expected to greet their students at the door, have their word wall visible, their objective on the board, the Sunshine State Standards posted, AND the bell activity projected on the screen or written on the board. We must also make sure that our room is "print-rich" with charts, graphs, and informative posters present in our rooms (if we have one.)