I can't believe I'm adding this to my do-to list, but I've decided to attempt NaNo again this year. My profile can be found at: http://www.nanowrimo.org/user/221672Read more... )

I just had to post this ( Read more... )

So, I have to turn my laptop back in (which is okay, I guess, given the fact that it completely died on me yesterday), and that means that I won't have a computer until I find the money to get a new one, or am given a new one-- whichever happens first ( Read more... )

Today was interesting. There was a tornado drill at my school, but I had completely forgotten about it. So, the buzzer goes off, and I'm standing there thinking, "that buzzer's been goin' off for a long time" when a student says, "Isn't that a drill ( Read more... )

So, my homeroom students, I see them for between 150 and 250 minutes every day Monday through Friday. I see them for Language Arts, I see them for Social Studies, and I see them for homeroom. I've been in their classroom for seven weeks ( Read more... )

if you live with a shawn and come home to find your kitchen clean, after you're done thanking whatever deity or entity that you don't have to do it, perhaps you should talk to your shawn about what's bothering him ( Read more... )

jean stopped me to tell me today that the way that I handled the recent situations (which I don't really want to talk about on LJ) involving a few students was amazing for her to watch. She said that if I can handle this all without falling apart, then I can do anything and go anywhere ( Read more... )

So, today I got to be a substitute for sixth grade mathematics because Ms. Ruman was out ( Read more... )

Well, folks, my calendar is fillin' up fast. *laughs ( Read more... )

Kia came in to observe me today. We were working on poems and so we paired her with some of the "lower ability" students who needed assistance. It kept her busy. *shrug ( Read more... )