A Classroom Equipped for Anything

I picked up my keys today. I had a former student helping me, so she worked on setting up my room while I worked on cleaning out a couple of file cabinets that have been crammed with stuff—quite a bit from the teacher before me. Oh! I feel so light and free after filling a large trash bag.

Following is a list of some random things I found. Some things belonged to me. Some did not.

• a check made out to the school for $17 written in March of 2003
• cold medicine tablets that expired in December of 2005
• a red Matchbox Mustang
• 2 bottles of headache medicine
• a metallic green charger plate
• 1 package of strawberry fruit leather
• 2 packages of instant Miso soup
• $1.37 in change
• a package of sewing needles
• a package of safety pins
• blue and pink crocheted slippers
• a Twin Towers souvenir keychain
• 5 bottles of hand sanitizers
• a red metal chalk holder
• a 6-inch cleaver
  
• a brand new box of Bicycle playing cards
• 2 foam dice—1 blue and the other hot pink

It would probably be best if I claimed what was mine and explained a few things, but it’s much more entertaining if I don’t.


P.S. No air conditioning in my room today. It was 108° outside, so I doubt I'm exaggerating much if I said it was 100° in my classroom--it's been closed up with no air for 6 weeks. I probably would have gone home if I hadn't had free labor a poor kid trying to get ahead on her required community service hours.