Day 1 of observations

Today began our observations of the Fulton therapists in action. Tasia and I were on the same schedule, and we live fairly close to each other, so we decided to carpool. Being that we had a 50 minute commute in Atlanta traffic, we decided that leaving an hour and half early (6:30AM) should give us more than enough time. This meant waking up at 5:45. Fun.

We hit the road at 6:30 in the morning and this is what greets us:

Gridlock. This early? Is it like this everyday? According to the radio there was a big accident on our route, which would explain 20 mile long string of brake lights. Took us 1 hour and 15 minutes to go 16 miles. Yikes. But we only ended up being about 15 minutes late, and our supervisor was very understanding.

We went to 2 different schools and saw 6 classes aging from around 1st to 5th grade. It was a very interesting experience. I really learned how important it is to have everything you need ready before hand. These groups come in practically 1 right after the other, and to keep the students engaged you need to limit downtime as much as possible. That's going to be a skill I'll need a bit of practice to master I think.

Tomorrow we get to do it all again, but with a much shorter commute this time around (thankfully. Or rather, hopefully). Time for bed.