1st Day of School Stories

August, it seems, has become the month of "Back to School".  We mark the return to education this month.  Before the first day of school, students go to bed the prior night knowing that the next day is the start, and continuation, of our education.

As students begin to wake up that first day, some eagered to get started while others struggle with thoughts of what is to take place, they begin to make a series of choices: Wake up, Snooze, Shower, Have Breakfast, Pack Lunch, Walk, Bike, Be Ready for the Ride, etc. All these choices and not even in school yet!

As a student and an educator I have had over 33 years of back to school covering four decades (80's, 90's, 2000's, 10's).  Each year beginning with a first day of school. Each first day of school unique, with nerves and butterflies in the stomach, a permanent part of my educational path, my educational history.

Five stories come to mind when reminiscing about the first day of school.  Memories of that day we go back to school. That day we return to education. See if these sound familiar to you too:

1. The new student in school.
2. Being late to school.
3. Walking into the wrong classroom.
4. Not wearing the propper attire.
5. The new student who can't speak English.

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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