Comments | elderberrywine: Aaaand we are off.

elderberrywine

Aaaand we are off.

Aug 08, 2016 21:27

Well, the close-to-250 kids seem nice enough - no obvious twerps, and lots of seniors. I love seniors. They and I can generally come to terms. In the ten years I've been teaching at my school, I've only flunked one senior, and it's awfully hard to pass someone who never shows up to class, know what I'm sayin ( Read more... )

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xylohypha August 9 2016, 05:17:45 UTC

Close-to-250 kids is a LOT of kids. But no obvious twerps has got to be a win.

And technology is always just biding its time, waiting until it can let you down at the worst moment. Icarus would tell you how true that is!

elderberrywine August 11 2016, 05:44:06 UTC

And technology is always just biding its time

Don't you know it. It's functioning now, but still a bit dodgy. The tech guy just shakes his head. Who even knows.

romeny August 9 2016, 10:27:23 UTC

Love your positive attitude and you sound to really like the kids.

elderberrywine August 11 2016, 05:50:15 UTC

I wouldn't be doing this job if I didn't love teens. Some teachers really don't and I have to shake my head. Why are you even here?

And seriously I have missed them all summer. I don't necessarily miss the work (grading, fah!), I really don't miss waking up at 5AM, but the kids? Absolutely I've missed them. Thing is, if they know you like them? There's nothing they won't do for you. True fax.

addie71 August 9 2016, 11:52:06 UTC

Glad that your kids all seem nice. Hope day two doesn't have any tech break downs.

elderberrywine August 11 2016, 05:52:57 UTC

Tech is limping back in to place, but there's always OG style. First day I did it on my collection of whiteboards. Second day I worked up to a digital projector. Third day, ta-da! lap-top was back, baby. Power-points set to go.