Briefly.... I have returned to work

I am back at work as an elementary school teacher. My intent is to write once a week - although I obviously did not achieve that goal last week.

I teach at a very nice large suburban school. My kids attend school and daycare at a very nice large suburban school. Both have similar numbers of children: 710 at my school, 660 at my kids' school. They are both quite new.

They both are good schools, and children are happy to attend them, for the most part. Kids are - on the whole - eager to learn and do reasonably well.

When I pick up the kids, or observe behaviour at my own school, I am amazed at the levels of waste. To be honest, my school is somewhat better, as we are part of the Ecoschools program, of which I am the chair or co-chair (depending on the school year).

My goal is to play a role in changing this behaviour... beginning with the waste. The massive amounts of garbage, the idling minivans, the excessive photocopying. It drives me nuts.