it was my last shot before calling the school social worker.  still, i used it reluctantly, because words are power and power corrupts.  "come out from there and finish your science," i said.  "just like peter parker would do."  magic.  i'm going to teacher hell.

 today was crazy, but fun.  the head teacher in the class had to go to a CSE meeting today, and i'm her sub, since i'm always in the room.  but they were supposed to send up a sub for me, so that there would be someone to mainstream two of the kids into their math class while i was doing our phonics program with the rest.  and one of the most ( Read more... )

"he's not really getting much out of it," she said, "but he's coping ( Read more... )

I'm going to be working this year as a teaching assistant in a 12:1:1 special education classroom in the Marion Central School District.  This is a position that I look overqualified for on paper but that I feel underqualified for in my head.  I'm excited.  I met the teacher I will be working with, and she seems really nice.  Orientation is Tuesday ( Read more... )

so.  i spent all of today filling out job applications for jobs that don't exist.  i think everyone is finally coming to the realization that college degrees are not as useful as originally thought.  and i'm one of the lucky ones.  there are jobs in my field.  they just aren't here.  "nothing is keeping you here," everyone tells me.  "move to north ( Read more... )