On Pedagogy

Pedagogy is the scientific name for teaching. People who use it are mostly ridiculous and trying to show that they know big words. I am not a scientist. But I do have a B.S. degree. Sometimes I wish I was a scientist so I could reasearch why the hallowed halls of my elementary school always smell like cabbage, but I will stick with calling myself a teacher. School starts on Monday. I am getting a new class. New little children to worry about at night and try not to fail. My classroom is looking pretty sweet, I went with an apple theme which may seem cliche but hear me out, these are photos of real apples, not an artists rendering of one! I feel this theme is more visually stimulating to children and puts me a step above other teachers who only have access to cartoon apples. However, one of my students has fruit allergies. I hope this theme won't be bothersome to him. Nick came in to do some slave labor like taping name tags on desks and hanging posters that are too high for me to reach. Things are looking good- I've got my Harry Potter Poster up behind my desk with my manatee poster underneath. The children will think it is for them, you all know it is for me.
My reading area has an arm chair with a HP pillow and some stuffed snakes, I am hoping parents don't think I support the occult when they come to back to school night.
Think of me on Monday, along with my fellow teachers. Summer looks a lot shorter from this end of the school year. If you didn't know, my Dad contracted a tick born disease like Lyme's disease, but it's called Erlichiosis (which I thought was a joke at first because of Gov. Erlich). He is still pretty sick, but is improving. I really have nothing to update beyond that.
Love, Kaley and Nick