Now we are adjusted

Another week. This is more than week 10 and that means we are well over one-quarter of the way through the school year. Where does the time go?

The transition from junior high to high school is an adjustment. There is not shame or secret about that. There is an adjustment from moving from an underclass-person to a school leader. There are adjustments that are natural and take time.

Well, I think we are now at that time and ready to move into the realities of the now and at this moment. I understand that is easy to say.

For 9th graders the adjustment is probably a bit more serious since it will set the stage for the next three plus years of high school experience. Getting lost, not making it to class on time, forgetting materials and staff all over the place -- that was part of the 1st 9 weeks. Now it is time to have figured out the building and the routes between classes. School is the business at hand and the silliness of the playground just isn't part of the day.

In some cases the grades reflected that first 9 week transition. Yes, in high school there is homework and test that matter. Just showing up is not the sole purpose of school. Busy work to pass time is not what the class is all about. Yes, there is an expectation of something getting learned.

For many the transition was short and painless. We have fun on a daily basis but the chasing around the slide and throwing sand is of days gone by. We are not exactly adults yet, but we probably are close to being adults in training. So the childish things are behind.