Hard day at work, sad day at home.
Just so you know, I'm running on two glasses of wine and not a lot else.
1. Started the morning with teacher meetings while my kids had a sub. Both meetings were about students that are struggling, one academically and one behaviorally.
2. Come to find out that the academic one (my little angel who I honestly feel like would take a bullet for me) breaks doors, hangers and toilets at home. We're not sure about the source of his anger but he (needless to say) NEVER acts like that in my classroom. So he was crying, probably because he was embarrassed, and it was just a hard meeting.
3. The behavioral one's mother did not come which makes the meetings hard. The school psych determined that because he only responds to me and no other teacher, yard duty lady or the principal, that I have to enforce any consequences with him. Good and bad.
4. After returning to my students, student above (#3) apparently called the sub a (translated to "cunt"), stole out of another child's desk and spent the morning screaming at the top of his lungs. So, guess who had to deal with that when she got back to class. That's right, me.
5. I have 3 students that I love dearly and are also the biggest trouble makers ever. They never ever ever ever ever ever ever (x infinity as my kids would say) step out of line in my classroom. As my principal says, "[I've] drawn the line in the sand and every time they try to step over it [I] push them back". So, I basically told the 3 boys that they have lost all of my trust and that they will be punished every single day until they have earned my trust back. It's pretty hard core but that's the point we are at. (I know, bad English). So, at lunch, I lined the boys up and before I even started one says, "Ms. Carnine, I was turned around talking to ****** the whole time". He's so honest, God love him. So, basically, Ms. Carnine is out in full force right now and that makes it very stressful. I'm not sure I can explain it better than that.
6. The admiral has run away. We dont' know where he is but we figure that he went out the gate. I'm sad at the thought of him out in the cold by himself but I don't think he liked me that much.
Damn, I need to destress. It's either another glass of wine or a bath. Maybe both. Maybe I will drink myself silly. I know I know. Alcohol + stress = bad. But, fuck it. I hardly ever drink. Love, if I am drunk when I talk to you tonight, I apologize in advance.
Sorry for the random message. I hope you understand.
1. Started the morning with teacher meetings while my kids had a sub. Both meetings were about students that are struggling, one academically and one behaviorally.
2. Come to find out that the academic one (my little angel who I honestly feel like would take a bullet for me) breaks doors, hangers and toilets at home. We're not sure about the source of his anger but he (needless to say) NEVER acts like that in my classroom. So he was crying, probably because he was embarrassed, and it was just a hard meeting.
3. The behavioral one's mother did not come which makes the meetings hard. The school psych determined that because he only responds to me and no other teacher, yard duty lady or the principal, that I have to enforce any consequences with him. Good and bad.
4. After returning to my students, student above (#3) apparently called the sub a (translated to "cunt"), stole out of another child's desk and spent the morning screaming at the top of his lungs. So, guess who had to deal with that when she got back to class. That's right, me.
5. I have 3 students that I love dearly and are also the biggest trouble makers ever. They never ever ever ever ever ever ever (x infinity as my kids would say) step out of line in my classroom. As my principal says, "[I've] drawn the line in the sand and every time they try to step over it [I] push them back". So, I basically told the 3 boys that they have lost all of my trust and that they will be punished every single day until they have earned my trust back. It's pretty hard core but that's the point we are at. (I know, bad English). So, at lunch, I lined the boys up and before I even started one says, "Ms. Carnine, I was turned around talking to ****** the whole time". He's so honest, God love him. So, basically, Ms. Carnine is out in full force right now and that makes it very stressful. I'm not sure I can explain it better than that.
6. The admiral has run away. We dont' know where he is but we figure that he went out the gate. I'm sad at the thought of him out in the cold by himself but I don't think he liked me that much.
Damn, I need to destress. It's either another glass of wine or a bath. Maybe both. Maybe I will drink myself silly. I know I know. Alcohol + stress = bad. But, fuck it. I hardly ever drink. Love, if I am drunk when I talk to you tonight, I apologize in advance.
Sorry for the random message. I hope you understand.