I agree with Paris that today was difficult for some of us. I had a guest lesson plan ready for Stephon's group but was told that I'd need to be taking orders and running around because two lead staff members were not coming into the office. Stephon had a back-up plan, but I sat and waited to be told where to run for at least twenty minutes until Audrey happened to come into the office and ask me to draw some fish for elementary to decorate. And that's basically all I did all day. I drew two big fish, typed up a permission slip for Stephon's field trip on Wednesday, and did a few random chores. And I know that the people for whom I drew and typed appreciated those things, but I was looking forward to that lesson plan. So it's possible that I never needed to run around (I hope not, because I didn't.) It's also possible that there are a lot of things that just didn't get done because I was never told to do them. Either way, my day felt a little pointless. (And didn't we all talk back in February or March in one of those meetings that lasted until 8:30 about how people need to give all staff notice when they're not coming into the office because it effects everyone's day?) Then at the end of the day, no one could find anyone with keys, so Paris's group ended up squatting in Service Learning's conveniently vacant room, which has nothing to do with me, but was still quite frustrating to watch.

Frustrations aside, I'm enjoying my role for this summer. I can be helpful and involved with every age group, and it's made me an expert in just how hard our team works. I visit every classroom almost every day, and I can honestly say that the people at the heads of those classrooms are truly working, even at times when it would be so easy not to work. They are working in a way that makes me proud to be one of them, they are engaging their students and making serious progress toward spectacular end goals. Staff and students alike have so much potential to make this a fantastic program, but I also see that we are often hampered by overlooked details and lack of communication. Ironic.