I was all ready to go until I wasn't.
My agenda slides were displayed, my music was playing, and I was about to get my coffee when I noticed a pop up on my computer. I leaned in, reading the notification that informed me that I was going to need to restart my computer for updates or it would restart on its own at 8:05 A.M.
I knew I had to make a decision. Students would be arriving at any moment. I could restart it now or risk being in the middle of something and having it cut out on me at the most inconvenient time. I sighed and opted for restarting it then. I just had to pray that the installation wouldn't take too long and I could always have students quietly reading in the mean time.
I would not let the computer dictate how I started my day.
Although even as I watched my screen go dark I couldn't help but wonder: who scheduled a school computer to install updates five minutes after class starts? Clearly someone not of sound mind or at least someone who was never a teacher themselves.
I've definitely learned to roll with it, but this one took the take because it was clearly a scheduled restart and seriously who would schedule a restart for five minutes AFTER students arrive in the morning! It's always something though, you're right.
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