The Good, The Bad, and the Leaky

As I got my classroom ready for the new school year, I had a brilliant idea. I would take the previously ill-used wall space between my windows and create a Wall of Learning. Perfection!

The Good:

I rounded up three very loooong sheets of butcher paper and hung them, one by one, on the wall. I then surrounded the perimeter with my beloved black, starry border. For a finishing touch, I hung the phrase "We are learning..." at the top. As the school year progressed, my plan was to attach 3-M hooks to the paper and hang anchor charts there. This would allow for me to easily switch the charts out as necessary and make the display much more attractive than my previous strategy of taping them to the wall. Wasn't it lovely, folks?

This brings us to...

The Moderately Bad:

This set up looks lovely now, but the gruesome truth is that I am short. And so, I managed to hang the top paper at a pathetically droopy angle. Now isn't that the picture of disappointment?

Fortunately, my favorite gentleman promised to come in and straighten it up for me. But before he got the chance...

The Good:

My principal sent me a text message at 9:30 two days before Open House to let me know that my new AppleTV was being installed, so I would be able to do my Prezi presentation for parent orientation. Woohoo!! Except...

The Really Rather Bad:

The projector could only be pointed toward the Wall of Learning, and the blue paper would make it nearly impossible to see a projection. And so the wall had to come down. Oh well. Because then I got...

The Leaky:

Wednesday, I tore down the Wall of Learning. Thursday, I came in for Open House and discovered a giant leak running down the middle of said wall. And so, everything worked out for the best. Which brings us full circle...

The Good:

I turned the projector on and put my border up around it, along with the words "iPad Learning." And the wall lived happily ever after!

And the moral of this story is: No matter what monkey wrench flies into your best laid plans, keep smiling and keep it class-y. Even when things get leaky!