Yes, it's busy. Yes, it's sometimes loud. But WOW - these kids are amazing. Every challenge we give them they greet with eagerness - the things that are unusual are welcomed. We have worked a ton this week on continuing to appreciate and understand perspectives that are different from ours, and getting into routines. We started "blocking" with our first groupings, and they have been fantastic. It is so amazing to learn more about each one and to find that exact area where they grow. We've talked about how "fair is not equal" and that we respect where others are and how although our work might not look the same as everyone else's, we are working where we need to be. We did some activities where we got to try our "learning styles" to express ourselves, and also learned that by simply observing others, we can learn a lot about them and their feelings. They consistently blow me away in how they are so ready to work together on anything