manic monday in to terrible tuesday
well class today was interesting and frustrating. we were talking about No Child Left Behind. it has some really stupid provisos for special ed, ELL/ESL, and students in need of some help in one form or another. the teachers have to be held accountable for their progress which must meet Adiquate Yearly PRogress. They have to be taught gen ed curriculum and take standardized tests. doesn't our current administration realize that they are setting these kids up for failure? because they are. and then there is this whole notion of being a Highly Qualified teacher. its bullshit! veterian teachers were made to sighn papers saying that they are not highly qualified teachers, thus making them have to take more classes to become highly qualified!! im so mad i could hit somone. can you imagine how degrading it must be to be a teacher of 10 or 15 years and then have to sighn a paper that says you are not highly qualified? ugh. just because you meet some standard that says you are highly qualified doesn't mean that you will be a good teacher. we just kept talking in circles in class and it drove me nuts!!
on another note. i started weight watchers on sat and all i can think about is food. i have to write down everything i eat and calculate its serving size and point value. when i drink anything other than water and diet pop i have to write that down too. i worked in the gift shop today. people come in and out between classes to get a quick snack or candy bar. by the time i got off work i was almost salvating at the sight of chocolate. i didn't think it would be easy but god damn!! i can't tell if i really am hungry all the time or if i just feel that way because all i think about is food. i hope that this gets easier...
on another note. i started weight watchers on sat and all i can think about is food. i have to write down everything i eat and calculate its serving size and point value. when i drink anything other than water and diet pop i have to write that down too. i worked in the gift shop today. people come in and out between classes to get a quick snack or candy bar. by the time i got off work i was almost salvating at the sight of chocolate. i didn't think it would be easy but god damn!! i can't tell if i really am hungry all the time or if i just feel that way because all i think about is food. i hope that this gets easier...