Syncopated

Starting last Friday, I taught this week, two normal periods and three truncated ones. Testing wreaks havoc on the schedule and an early dismissal Friday added it's own version of a short schedule. It didn't seem a bad thing at first- short periods should be easier, right? Nope, the short days were the hardest, throwing off my rhythm and just generally kind of weird. I'm not sure what to make of it. Friday and Monday went swimmingly, they were up and moving and interested, but the other days didn't seem to come out right regardless of how I set the day up to get done what needed to. I felt like I was off my own rhythm, tripping over words and ending up with a stilted, awkward seeming flow to the class, so different from other days I've taught.  Not completely sure whether it was something to do with my planning or the shortness and rearrangement of the periods- definitely going to think about this.