Cars have gears. The lower the gear, the slower you go- your engine isn't firing at full capacity. That is my limited understanding of car anatomy. It applies to the first week back to school. You are back, but no one can quite rev the engine and speed like their in 5th.
Instead you ease back, give it some gas but don't push too hard. Kids are a bit weary, bleary eyed. I'm feeling my way through. We have projects from December that need to be completed, and a new unit on Explorers should be started. We've also got our district writing assessment to crank out- next week though. The work that needs to get done can only be tackled once everything is in sync.
So we muddle along. We do meaningful work, but wait to engage in the more challenging business until Monday. The three day ease in will be up, and we'll be ready.
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