every now and then i have a bad dream where my class is out of control, and im saying all the wrong things to get them back on track. things like losing my temper, blaming students, accusing students, and things like that. then there are the more innocuous and common phrases that i hear teachers use all the time and i hate it every time i hear it ( Read more... )

we have a liar in our class. and this is really upsetting. its not the first time weve caught him in lies, and hes had detentions for lying before ( Read more... )

so yesterday, after finding the decimal blocks on the floor and the thermometers broken, i gave the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades some pretty stern talks about respecting school property and making sure that we take care of it so other people can use it ( Read more... )