Anyway, in my life August is the sprint at the end of the summer race. It takes all of our energy, but in the end we are all so happy with what we have done during the summer. We had a super time traveling to Lake Powell, and the Wasatch Front. We saw a lot of good friends and family, and got to move to a permanent home. It's been action packed. 
But school started this week. Brooklyn is in 3rd grade and Ian is in 1st. Lucas can't stand that
they get to go to school and he can't wait until his pre-school starts. We are finding a great place for him and he should start next week.
I started a new job last week. I am working as a teacher at a private school downtown called Foothills School of Arts and Science. I will be teaching Spanish to 4th-8th graders and will be doing Service Learning projects with the 6th-8th grades, as well as leading a little choir group.
Having been out of the work force for the most part over the past 8 years (other than my part-time work with Boise Elementary Spanish) I am finding it both invigorating and exhausting to balance all that I used to do with work on top. Aaron has really stepped it up on house and kid duty! Hooray.
But we got the kids off to school on Monday.
They are going to Washington Elementary. It is the oldest school in Boise and one of the best, so I've been told.
It's a good thing that public school in Boise is decent. Otherwise I would have to figure out a way to afford the tuition at the school where I now teach.
I find it somewhat disturbing that teachers can't afford to send their own kids to private schools. (And I even would get a tuition discount!) It feels strange when people ask me if my kids are going to Foothills and I have to say no. And honestly I wish they were. The school is great and really supportive of faculty. I'm sure that if I needed to I could get them in the school.
Yet the facts remain, Boise public schools are not bad. I hope that the kids will really learn something this year. Like maybe how to learn.
So far I've only heard reports on what is on the lunch menu and how many resesses there are each day.
Maybe I'll bring my camera to my new classroom and post some pictures of my new home away from home.
2 comments:
great post. i love seeing "going to school" pictures. i really want to come see your classroom at foothills. maybe by some miracle i could get joe to watch the kids for an hour or so so we could just hang out without "tiny people" interuptions every 5 seconds.
You crack me up! I love reading of your adventures.
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