Yesterday morning I started my day with 21 second grade students. By mid morning I had 30 students. Another school in the area was overcrowded so they sent their overflow to us. But the geniuses who orchestrated this thing failed to realize that they would only be moving the problem to another school. Now we're overcrowded! The legal limit is 27 ( Read more... )

I am at work right now, bored to death. I'm sitting in a professional development session, listening to a bunch of information I already know. Sigh... Y'all gimme something to do that's iPhone friendly!

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+ The school year is FINALLY over! I hated every moment of the 2008-09 school year, and I'm glad it's over. It took forever for it to end, though. Our school building is very old. It was built in the 40s or 50s, I believe. Anyway, the floor and ceiling tiles have asbestos in them. The floor tiles are being replaced over the summer, and I think the ( Read more... )

+ Yeah, I'm at work, and I'm feelin' great. This doesn't happen often. Perhaps it's because something very special is happening today. Something I never thought I'd see in my lifetime is happening today. Since I'm only 29, that's really saying something. This day will definitely be one of those "Where were you?" events. It would be nice to be there ( Read more... )

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( I'm gonna have a little extra time on my hands for a few months. )

Well, I'm at work. The break is officially over. I'm really going to try and be more positive this year. So I'm trying not to feel to depressed about being here right now. I'm not going to let the negativity of others infect me. I'm going to try and attack this job with the same enthusiasm I had when I first began.

Wish me luck!

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+ I'm sitting in my mom's hospital room. She just got out of recovery about 5 minutes ago. She's doing great. We get to go home in a little while. I guess we'll find out what's been going on with her now ( Read more... )

+ I just sent Chapter 16 to my beta! Here's a very small cookie (a cookie crumb, if you will) to celebrate.

( As he stared at her, Severus had noticed her hair was precariously close to falling into her cauldron. )

+ I'm going back home tomorrow. I'm not ready to leave yet. I feel like I've barely done anything since I've been here. Oh, well. I've got to do laundry, collect all my crap, and pack. I might actually be able to do something else this afternoon. I'm thinking about getting a pedicure ( Read more... )

I remembered seeing this slam poet, Taylor Mali, on Def Poetry a few years ago. I absolutely love this poem. When you become a teacher, you learn quickly that respect is hard to come by. Whenever I feel like I'm not making a difference, I remember this:

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To further prove this point, I saw a former student yesterday. I remember a chubby faced third ( Read more... )