Week #1 - Check!
The first week of school is in the books…see what I did there? Just a little back-to-school humor. Katherine is adjusting to three new teachers and the new teaching styles that come with those new teachers. It is definitely a mix of like and don't like. Fortunately, her math (Algebra 2) and science (Biology) teacher remains the same, and she has her favorite choir director (that's me!). Patrick is adjusting to life in college with a complete shift in how the schedule runs. Several of his classes work on a block structure where they meet once a week for three hours. Sometimes the breaks between classes are 45 minutes and sometimes they are 90 minutes so he is also having to learn new strategies for time management. Unlike high school, junior high, and elementary school, managing your time is no longer the school's responsibility. Now that he has had each of his classes once he has started purchasing textbooks. One of the more experienced students in his class advise