What was I thinking?
So went back to school today. Gosh what a long day it was. Going over rules and all the fun stuff again. Yeah. 90% of my students are the same from last semester, but there are a few new faces. A few of which are special ed kids that are being mainstreamed. I know a couple of them just by being that friendly teacher that stops to talk with them when they are around campus. The ones I do know I don't think will be a big problem behavior wise. I doubt that they will be able to cut it academically, but I will do my best to help them. For the ones I don't know, I looked up their history a little bit and they are trouble makers. So I sat them in the front row. Just the first day one of them was like, "this sucks". I stopped what I was doing and called him out. Told him that it was not a good way to start off a semester with me and that if he chooses to keep that mind set, things definitely will suck. He kept his head low the rest of the hour. He is on my radar for sure. But anyway...
So I'm doing the teaching thing and second hour my phone rings, I answer it and its the principle. I hate when she calls me. I don't like the woman as an administrator or as a person. We have had a few run in's and things are just not cool between us. She called and asked if I would be willing to sub for another teacher on Tuesday and Friday during my prep. The teacher is the other chem teacher who coaches basketball and would be gone 7th hour which is my prep. No problem, I like subbing for him. Cool beans. Do the teaching thing again. Phone rings third hour, its her again. Now she asks if I can sub on Wednesday and Thursday for a different teacher during my prep. Without really thinking I said sure. Now that I have had time to digest my decisions, I realize that I just gave up my prep hour for the rest of the week. Crap! At least it should be an extra hundred bucks or so on the next paycheck. But still, first week back, it probably would have been a good idea to have saved those hours. Oh well, I guess it will all work out.
Speaking of things not working out. These new contacts that I got suck! Hardcore! The first day they were fine, but now three days later, my vision goes blurry every so often. And I cant see at night. Any light at night is blurry. So I have no depth perception. I need to go in and see what the hell is going on. Glad that I didn't buy a couple boxes without trying them. I would go back during my prep sometime this week, but alas, no prep to speak of this week. Ill find some time, I'm sure. Still, just a pain that I wish I didn't have to deal with.
Otherwise things are going well. Excited to get this semester going and hopefully end more sooner then later.
Well, I'm off to go relax... hmm, what is this relax thing. I'm confused. I think Ill try reading, I haven't had the chance to just sit and read in many a blue moon.
Toodles.
So I'm doing the teaching thing and second hour my phone rings, I answer it and its the principle. I hate when she calls me. I don't like the woman as an administrator or as a person. We have had a few run in's and things are just not cool between us. She called and asked if I would be willing to sub for another teacher on Tuesday and Friday during my prep. The teacher is the other chem teacher who coaches basketball and would be gone 7th hour which is my prep. No problem, I like subbing for him. Cool beans. Do the teaching thing again. Phone rings third hour, its her again. Now she asks if I can sub on Wednesday and Thursday for a different teacher during my prep. Without really thinking I said sure. Now that I have had time to digest my decisions, I realize that I just gave up my prep hour for the rest of the week. Crap! At least it should be an extra hundred bucks or so on the next paycheck. But still, first week back, it probably would have been a good idea to have saved those hours. Oh well, I guess it will all work out.
Speaking of things not working out. These new contacts that I got suck! Hardcore! The first day they were fine, but now three days later, my vision goes blurry every so often. And I cant see at night. Any light at night is blurry. So I have no depth perception. I need to go in and see what the hell is going on. Glad that I didn't buy a couple boxes without trying them. I would go back during my prep sometime this week, but alas, no prep to speak of this week. Ill find some time, I'm sure. Still, just a pain that I wish I didn't have to deal with.
Otherwise things are going well. Excited to get this semester going and hopefully end more sooner then later.
Well, I'm off to go relax... hmm, what is this relax thing. I'm confused. I think Ill try reading, I haven't had the chance to just sit and read in many a blue moon.
Toodles.