Oh my god.

So my older kids are indeed on lockdown, except for the good students. And 2 out of my 3 favorite kids AREN'T on the good list. But, at least I got to eat with Kyran. So this afternoon, Joseph was yelling something about how he lied that he was in trouble this morning in the office as he went to the bus and I never really got a chance to ( Read more... )

GUYS! I ONLY HAVE 2 DAYS LEFT ( Read more... )

RIP Slyme apparently wrote a song for Spongebob and it's THE SHIT!

Yesterday was my announcement day at work. My stomach hurt for the majority of the day... until noon when Washu-L came in the gym and I literally ran, like a student, up to her and asked:
"Remember last week when I said you'd be the first to hear my teacher plan? Well..."
We didn't ( Read more... )

I GOT TO EAT LUNCH WITH MY PRECIOUS 6TH GRADERS!!!!

Cute. At first, I was just sitting with Joseph and about 5 minutes later, the rest of the boys spotted us and switched tables. Our security guard was playing ghetto rap (uhm, I hope this song was edited!) and 'Pronto' by Soulja Boi and Snoop Dogg came on. So Miss Kessel's skillz made an appearance ( Read more... )

Now that I know I've got a new job starting VERY SHORTLY, I have to solve a lot of issues ( Read more... )

It's still snowing outside ( Read more... )

The above quote was said by a 6th grader, Senica, when I told her my guinea pig died and I buried him over the weekend. (See, my students are very sweet!)

Okay, the very least Japan could have done was WON for me on Sunday in my time of extreme grief.

But no, they went and TIED Jordan, an utterly disappointing performance. They must win at least one ( Read more... )

Heyyy, I DIDN'T get the Japan gig!

Obviously the first day or so after finding that out, I shed a few tears. But I prayed about going or not (and really, I rarely turn to the big man for serious guidance in life so that was a big deal for me) and ironically my parents did too. And we all unknowingly said "if You know something, or have a reason, it' ( Read more... )

The above quote was said by a 7th grader, to me. Because I simply laugh at them when I should be yelling.
Happy Thanksgiving, though I'm really not a fan of the holiday!!

First, a holiday to shovel food in your face. The food's good, heck YES, but I dunno. No presents, no real enjoyment. Out of all holidays, especially the ones where you have to see ( Read more... )

Yup, I fell in love with the older grades on my first day.

( A candid peek into the 7th graders that live in a not-so-nice place and their attitudes. )