Today I went to work for a textbook meeting. The rich publishers read us the inside instructions of our textbook, plied us with candy and Snapples and sold their English hearts out for the almighty dollar.

I told my department head after this fourth day (the three day training last week) of various meetings where someone actually READS a book to me I want scream. I have a master’s degree in ENGLISH. If I want to find out what ancillaries are with a book or what features a book has, for pity’s sake I WILL READ IT!

On a happy note, I saw the reading list. My schedule has changed and now I teach exclusively 9th grade (!!!!). Most of it is now regular classes and on the supplementary novel list is one of my ALL TIME favorite young adult novels. Just the other night it was one I was smiling about in the huge bookstore, and today I found out I get to teach it. I get to help my kids fall in love wth Dicey. I am excited. I really am starting to get excited about work. I get to do FUN things!!! I love my boss and department head. This is good stuff.

Well, I am off to the ocean for a couple days. I am going to see a Shachah friend. I either really need this or really don’t.