Anyone know of any all-boys orphanages that need a teacher?

Work would be so much easier without the whiny girls and the irritating parents.

During Math this morning one of my girls looks at me and says, "I don't think anyone is paying attention ( Read more... )

At lunchtime I went into the faculty room, flopped down in a chair, and announced to the teachers sitting at the table:

I really wish I was a drinker.

It was a very trying day and the fact that I was completely exhausted from the weekend and then watching American Gladiators for two hours and then not going to bed until after midnight didn't help ( Read more... )

Tickets for Othello in London starring Ewan and Chiwetel Ejiofor went on sale today. I just got home, all set to buy them as we're going to London over Christmas break, mainly for this play, and here's what greeted me on the website for the Donmar:

Due to overwhelming demand OTHELLO is now sold out for its run at the Donmar. There will be 10 day ( Read more... )

One of my boys (the one that never fails to make me laugh) came in this morning talking exactly like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets. I was nearly in hysterics. The more amusing bit is that he was telling people he was talking in a British accent. I laughed to myself for half the morning until I informed him that it wasn't a British accent, it ( Read more... )

I ripped my kids a new one this afternoon. First time so far this year, I think. One kid informs me that he doesn't want to do Science, so I told the class, "Well, SoAndSo doesn't want to do Science, so I guess that means we're not going outside to draw pictures as I was planning to do." (We're talking about living and non-living things and ( Read more... )

I was in a monstrous mood today. Heat + crazy humidity + 24 second graders + It's-Almost-Summer mentality = Kt the Bitch. I chewed out half of my boys at snack time because they were all hitting each other. Then at the end of the day one of my girls started crying because one of the boys (who I CANNOT STAND) said something to her. He wouldn't ( Read more... )

I came back to school this morning to a horrific sight left on my desk. The sub left a note and said that some of my little bastards had completely ripped a page out of one of my animal encyclopedias for kids. It is a full page shot of a penguin and I just stood there with the ripped page in my hand for a few minutes, trying to process the ( Read more... )

I sent a kid to the office this afternoon. I was not in the most splendid mood today and the kids were being their usual irritating selves. Then I went to pick them up from Art near the end of the day and the art teacher (my kindergarten aide from last year) tells me that they were really bad. I blew up at them. I told them that they weren’t ( Read more... )

Some people need to scream. Really really loudly. And for a really really long time.

Head is pounding. The stabbing pain in the side of my head tells me I'm dangerously close to losing it.

Too many students.

Too many questions.

Too much talking.

Not allowed to throw pointy objects at them.

I need a vacation. Summer cannot come soon enough