Number 800

This marks my 800th blog entry. How quickly it all adds up. One day I'm going to actually have to go back and re-read them. I'm sure I'll cringe at some things and recall other things that I had forgotten entirely. But that's part of the point.

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Today Barb presented to our school. For those of you who don't know, Barb is a safety consultant for OSHA. She did an absolutely magnificent job. She made the previous guy who presented on safety concerns seem woefully inept.

I cannot begin to tell you how many people came up to me and talked about how great of a job Barb had done. She was personable and charismatic. She also highlighted the personal narratives of accident victims and school employees to help drive her points home rather than inundating us with pure rules and regulations.

I couldn't agree more.

I was a bit worried, though, because as many know, teachers can be the worst group to present to. Unfortunately, many teachers are hypocrites, for they demand attention in their classes, yet often they don't return that to presenters.

I'm glad to say that there was only one rude person - our orchestra instructor who sat alone and read his song book the entire time. But this echoes what I have always thought of him - too good for the general population at LHS and totally absorbed in his own program.

But as with any class, you hope that most of the students pay attention and take something away from the class. And I'm certain that is what happened today with Barb's presentation.

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Now I have one inservice day and all of Friday to get ready for the start of the year. Wish me luck! I'll need it.