Duuude...
What shitty morning isn't made better by pumpkin coffee & PJ Harvey?! I ask you.
I have two parent/student/teacher/administrator meetings almost first thing this morning (during Block 1; after Early Block). It's two of the kids from the bad class. They were so unspeakably out of line yesterday. I got to my office for lunch & my office mates were like, "Oh shit, what's wrong? Your look devastated." I just lost it & started crying, & they were like, "Is it the bad class?" I said, "I don't want to talk about it, I'll just cry more" & tried to pull myself together, but I mean, the office is windows on three sides & kids have lockers; they were all around & I didn't want kids to see me upset, so I said, "I'm going for a drive to calm down. I'll be back." Of course it was pouring rain & I almost died by hydroplaning. So anyway, long story short, Leanne (my mentor) was like, "Enough is enough. She's been harassed without help for too long" & went to an administrator, so I had a whole posse waiting for me when I got back. They said, "Give us names & specifics." Then next thing I know, I'm coming back from my last block & they tell me they've pulled the kids from class, talked to them, & sent them home for the rest of the day. No sports or anything. And the kids can't return to class 'til they've met with us & their parents this morning. I guess two of them cried. One is a varsity soccer player, & an all 'round decent kid, except toward me, apparently. So that's...intense. It's nice to feel supported, but I also feel like the meanest & worst teacher ever. I also made two girls cry yesterday: suspected cheating, also great kids. Then there was a parent-teacher thing for one boy last block where the mom cried & the kid was pretty upset. I'm sure that's gotta be a record. I made six kids cry in one day. I felt like shit all day & night, & now I'm crazy nervous for these meetings...
Does anyone else smell skunk? Ick.
I have two parent/student/teacher/administrator meetings almost first thing this morning (during Block 1; after Early Block). It's two of the kids from the bad class. They were so unspeakably out of line yesterday. I got to my office for lunch & my office mates were like, "Oh shit, what's wrong? Your look devastated." I just lost it & started crying, & they were like, "Is it the bad class?" I said, "I don't want to talk about it, I'll just cry more" & tried to pull myself together, but I mean, the office is windows on three sides & kids have lockers; they were all around & I didn't want kids to see me upset, so I said, "I'm going for a drive to calm down. I'll be back." Of course it was pouring rain & I almost died by hydroplaning. So anyway, long story short, Leanne (my mentor) was like, "Enough is enough. She's been harassed without help for too long" & went to an administrator, so I had a whole posse waiting for me when I got back. They said, "Give us names & specifics." Then next thing I know, I'm coming back from my last block & they tell me they've pulled the kids from class, talked to them, & sent them home for the rest of the day. No sports or anything. And the kids can't return to class 'til they've met with us & their parents this morning. I guess two of them cried. One is a varsity soccer player, & an all 'round decent kid, except toward me, apparently. So that's...intense. It's nice to feel supported, but I also feel like the meanest & worst teacher ever. I also made two girls cry yesterday: suspected cheating, also great kids. Then there was a parent-teacher thing for one boy last block where the mom cried & the kid was pretty upset. I'm sure that's gotta be a record. I made six kids cry in one day. I felt like shit all day & night, & now I'm crazy nervous for these meetings...
Does anyone else smell skunk? Ick.