The start of a new week

Today started my second week teaching junior high, and I remain pretty relieve at how well it's going. I think I was really seriously scared about how badly behaved these kids would be. It doesn't help when everyone you meet says "You're teaching junior high? Boy, you're brave." I've heard that sentiment an alarming number of times this summer.

I have one group that is a bit talkative, and a few boys who need a bit of redirecting, but in general, things really are going well. One of the interesting things that I've found so far is that the people around me don't seem to want me to be doing well. They ask how things are going, and when I respond positively, I hear things like "Well, it's early yet" or "You got a really easy schedule." These are people who seemed pretty nice a week ago, so I'm not sure where this is going from. And it's not every one who is acting this way. But, in general, I find this kind of attitude disturbing.