Disoriented

Sometimes a dream will disorient me for a while...

Last night I dreamed that I was teaching English at a strange school, and I couldn't find my way to my classroom. I wandered the halls, occasionally stopping people to ask them how to get to my classroom, but no matter what direction I went, I always seemed to be on the opposite side of the school from where I was supposed to be. Then, when I finally neared my classroom, it occurred to me that I had no idea who my students were, what I was supposed to be teaching, or even what grade level I'd be teaching. It also occurred to me that I hadn't done any lesson plans for this class.

I woke up suddenly from the dream, and after lying in bed for about 30 seconds it occurred to me that in my REAL life I hadn't done any lesson plans in a LONG time. I got panicky over that, and then I realized that I couldn't even remember HOW to do lesson plans in the new student information system that the state of Kentucky uses. And I started to get really agitated and upset until I remembered...

...I haven't been a teacher for six years now...