Welcome to Room 209

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little 'extra'"

The poster from my high school English class that inspired the title of this blog is now hanging up in my own classroom to speak to my own students. I pray that these words will not only encourage my kids to push a little further and go that extra mile, but that it will also be a daily reminder to me that it is

an extraordinary Father singing to an ordinary being like me. For that, I am grateful.

And yes, that is a fan. My classroom happens to be the only one in the building with a broken air conditioner,

but now that the temperature's dropping my kids have been complaining less
(although some have now begun to say that it's getting too cold in the room...sigh)

At least my windows bring in a lot of s u n s h i n e. I could use lots of it this year.

Teacher privileges not only mean that I could use
my favorite movie character for posters like these,
but I could also shamelessly promote my birthday :P 

6 Periods. 97 Students. 5 Days a week.

Father, may your hand be upon everything that goes on in this classroom.

First year. Let's go.

"It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; 

he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
-Deuteronomy 31:8