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Jury Selection, Day 1

3/4/2015

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There are few things more stressful to teachers than having to be away from their classrooms for an indeterminate length of time.  Jury selection -- a mandatory process in Canada whereby each citizen may be called to sit on a Jury -- offers precisely such a stressor.

My summons first arrived in the summer of 2013.  I was able to escape the call that time, as I was heading out of the country for a year.  But true to their word, the good people of the judicial system were prompt in their summons upon my return to Canada, and within a year, I rec'd another summons.  The paper says to expect to serve for at least a week, possibly more if I get selected for case duty.  (I am confident that no lawyer would want me in her client's jury; I'm far too opinionated!  So I am optimistically planning for 3 days at most.)

My girlfriend served jury selection earlier this year, as did a colleague from school.  Both suggested I get to the courthouse early to get a desk.  (The waiting room is HUGE, with several hundred chairs, and about 12 desks lining one wall.)

I took them up on their advice, and now find myself blogging from a little cubicle; two women to my left are discussing their prior jury experience; the fellow on my left is playing Candy Crush on his iPad, which could become a problem if he doesn't soon turn off the volume!!!!  (Stupidly, I forgot to bring my noise canceling headphones.)

In my ideal scenario, I sit here for two days and get caught up on marking, planning, emails, etc., then get called in on Day 3, dismissed, and am able to return to my students/school on Monday.  But the world is not an ideal place, as we all know.

In the meantime, I'm making the best of things:  I have my mate and a thermos of hot water, there is somewhat reliable wifi, my computer is charged for a few hours of productive work, and I have the following on my agenda:

  1. Review and prepare conversation questions for a book talk I am facilitating with a group of teachers at school
  2. Finish marking Lab reports for one Grade 7 Class
  3. Mark math assignments for two Grade 7 Classes
  4. Re-read chapter on Fractions, Decimals and Percents in three math books
  5. Review Math Curriculum Documents
  6. Prepare my next Math Unit for Grades 7 & 8

But first, there is a propaganda video I must watch with my fellow prospective jurors, on our collective duty as Canadian citizens.  

Here we go....
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    After writing for several teacher and multiple birth publications, including ETFO's Voice Magazine, Multiple Moments, and the Bulletwin, Vera turned her written attention to prolific blogging for some years, including BiB,  "Learn to Fly with Vera!"  and SMARTbansho .  Homeschooling 4 was her travel blog in Argentina.  She now spends more time on her Instagram (@schalgzeug_usw)  than her blog (pictures are worth a thousand words?!) 
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