Every year, I threaten to play that Pink Floyd song on the first day of school. After all this time, I still think it is funny. But, I don't think 3rd grade kids from the projects would understand the "dark sarcasm" of the verses that I find so humorous.
I love school supplies. New crayons, new bottles of glue, sharpened colored pencils, washable markers, Sharpie markers, new back packs, Fiskars scissors. I get such a rush walking down the school supply aisles at Target and WalMart. Tom Hanks, in the movie "You've Got Mail" talked of "a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils". That describes those #2s perfectly. And binder clips, I must have bright, colorful BINDER CLIPS. Forget dull, boring paper clips.
My room is getting decorated. As usual, the Beatles and scotties are there. I've ordered fabric for pillow covers and curtains. I quit trying to keep a total of how much of my personal money I've spent on my classroom each year. I don't even think about it anymore. All in all, it's just another brick in the wall.......
