1. Wear something that makes you feel fabulous.
Ladies, that may mean some fierce shoes or your favorite animal print
skirt. Guys, that may mean your Chicago Cubs boxers. Do whatever it
takes to get that "I teach! What’s your superpower?" feeling!
2. Straighten up & organize your classroom.
Peaceful surroundings translate to a peaceful state of mind. Just be sure
to make a list of where you stashed all of your piles of crap so you can find
them later.
3. Buy Pepto Bismol chewable tablets at least a week
ahead. The stomach-churning factor requires proactivity. Oh, and be careful about what you eat for
breakfast. Leaving the classroom and running
to the bathroom during the middle of a lesson is frowned upon in this
establishment!
4. Go to bed early the night before...unless,
of course, you come up with a MUCH better lesson at 11:00pm.
Then, by all means, stay up as long as it takes. It may require eye pads
and ice water to get rid of the bags under your eyes in the morning, but it’ll
be so worth it.
5. On this, of all days, don’t hit the snooze bar 6 times
like you normally do.
6. Prayer is always good.
7. If things start to head south, immediately enlist your
greatest distractor to go start asking the administrator questions. Of course, you’ll need to pre-assign the job
of “Distractor” and have a silent signal for “GO!”, but trust me; it’s a highly
sought-after position!
8. Try to relax and enjoy it…at least someone’s there to
watch the magic that happens under your watch every day.
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