This morning was the first day of school for the kids in NYC. I was very excited, and I rode to work extra vigorously, and my travel speed (as reported by my app) was quite fast.

The day wore me down. I'm a newly minted teacher. I'm a SPED teacher, and I work with an experienced subject matter teacher (Earth and Space Science). We have five sections in the day. The school goofed and put too many kids in the 7th period class. It was so crowded that it was a health hazard and also an unworkable situation for teaching and learning. We didn't even try. The school says it will fix the problem. We will believe it when we see it.

By the end of the day, my brain was fried in ways I might never have experienced. I forgot how to type, and I'm having trouble speaking. I had trouble leaving the building because gathering my stuff and not losing my keys were challenges.

I rode home slowly, not so much because my body didn't have the energy but because I was afraid to make a mistake in traffic.