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this is really random that i am updating. i forget that livejournal even exists but i have a few minutes to kill and feel like updating now so i wont forget whats up in my life later.
random things...
this week we had a parent meeting for one of our boys who (although he's one of my faves) just cant seem to calm down and behave in class. the mom was samoan, barely spoke english, and was probably about 60. all she could really understand was that her son was not behaving and was getting bad grades because of it. she started to cry. then he started to cry. and sarah and i just looked at each other and tried so hard not to cry ourselves. every parent meeting we have, the boys always cry. normally its because they feel shame that their parents are angry with them. this time it was because his mom was crying with disappointment. it was pretty awful.
its COLD. haha its like in the 60s in the mornings lately. cold man, really cold.
ummm i ate healthily for a whole week! then this morning i ate crazy amounts of brownies but thats just one morning so i think im okay.
i've been observed a lot lately and that makes me nervous. on the one hand it isnt surprising... my classroom is like right beside the offices so its convenient. im a new teacher. they are supposed to observe us regularly... but on the other hand it has been very frequent lately. and that just makes me be like.. umm... is something wrong? but they NEVER give us feedback. good OR bad. i need SOMETHING. i'm not saying i need to be told "oh you're so wonderful" i just need to know what is good and what is bad. obviously im not the perfect teacher. that said though... i do work my butt off. another vetran math teacher came and borrowed packets i made because he was like.. oh wow you make these? can i use them? but we got the scores back from the first quarter tests and ouch man not good. not good at all. at ALL. we have to work on that.
i know this is rambly and makes no sense. i dont have time and its really only for my eyes.
christmas on the mainland SOON
random things...
this week we had a parent meeting for one of our boys who (although he's one of my faves) just cant seem to calm down and behave in class. the mom was samoan, barely spoke english, and was probably about 60. all she could really understand was that her son was not behaving and was getting bad grades because of it. she started to cry. then he started to cry. and sarah and i just looked at each other and tried so hard not to cry ourselves. every parent meeting we have, the boys always cry. normally its because they feel shame that their parents are angry with them. this time it was because his mom was crying with disappointment. it was pretty awful.
its COLD. haha its like in the 60s in the mornings lately. cold man, really cold.
ummm i ate healthily for a whole week! then this morning i ate crazy amounts of brownies but thats just one morning so i think im okay.
i've been observed a lot lately and that makes me nervous. on the one hand it isnt surprising... my classroom is like right beside the offices so its convenient. im a new teacher. they are supposed to observe us regularly... but on the other hand it has been very frequent lately. and that just makes me be like.. umm... is something wrong? but they NEVER give us feedback. good OR bad. i need SOMETHING. i'm not saying i need to be told "oh you're so wonderful" i just need to know what is good and what is bad. obviously im not the perfect teacher. that said though... i do work my butt off. another vetran math teacher came and borrowed packets i made because he was like.. oh wow you make these? can i use them? but we got the scores back from the first quarter tests and ouch man not good. not good at all. at ALL. we have to work on that.
i know this is rambly and makes no sense. i dont have time and its really only for my eyes.
christmas on the mainland SOON