T-Shirts are my favorite.

I hope there is never a time in my life where I feel like it might be not okay to wear a t-shirt on a lazy weekend. Or every day of my summer vacation and spring break. T-shirts and hoodies were made to be enjoyed for long term. If you have disagree, than we will have to agree to disagree. I hope I wear t-shirts when I'm 80.

Remember when my principal told me I needed to "grow horns." Well, it must be working because last week a student said, "Ms. Lock, are you ever going to smile again?" I'm not sure that's the kind of teacher I want to be but at least for now I am accomplishing what my principal wanted. The old adage goes "Don't smile until after Christmas" and perhaps that's what went wrong. I smiled too early and got ran over.

Perhaps these two paragraphs are what sum up my classroom management issues. My personality is more fitted for a t-shirt but it needs to be more buttoned up. I'm too relaxed when I need to be zoned in. I let little things go that can escalate into bigger things that are too far out of control. I've said all along that I thought this year was better than last year and I still believe that. There's just a lot more that I can do better. I'm sure I'll never have it all figured out. I've changed some things and they have gotten better. I hope I'm always changing to make things better. It's the best practice and best way to be successful in the career I have chosen. For now, I know I need to put the t-shirt mentality away and keep wearing a tie. Save the t-shirts in the tub for the weekends. That's where they're at their best anyway.