Political Statements

Contract negotiations have started, and to show solidarity, the Union bought us polo shirts with our logo embroidered on them. We are supposed to wear them every Friday. Right out of the gate this was controversial because most schools have their own staff shirt that we wear on Fridays. We asked about wearing them another [...]

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Proud Mama

Principal Pretty interrupted afternoon classes to announce that a local bank donated $5,000 to our school. We gasped, and then heard cheers up and down the hall. Then she announced the money would be used in the library. I heard a lot of “Cool!” and “Wow!” and even, “There’s not enough room for that many [...]

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They like me, they really really like me

Today was my first day back after being out of town since last Thursday. Not five minutes into the building, Ms. ESL told me, “I think they missed you!” (I muttered, “I didn’t miss them.” ) And I think they really did. When they came in to line up at the door, the [...]

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Time Card 4/20 to 4/26

Short work week because I took a long weekend trip! I didn’t take a single school-related item with me.
Monday: 8H 55
Tuesday: 10H 40 finishing lesson plans and making copies for the next three days
Wednesday: 5H 20 Half day!
Total: 24H 55
Not bad for a 2.5 day workweek!

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What a Difference a Year Makes

I found this in my writing drawer. I carry around little legal notepads and write responses to things I read or see on TV. Here, Leah Remini (King of Queens) had been on Rachel Ray last year to get advice about her three year-old daughter who was basically an uncontrolled, spoiled brat. They asked moms [...]

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Almost Me Again

Little by little my stress must’ve been slipping away over the past few weeks. One day I noticed my ears weren’t ringing. (The silence was deafening.) Then I realized I wasn’t raising my voice let alone yelling. Then last week I was smiling and *gasp* laughing. Several teachers commented on how much happier I seem, [...]

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Remembering Columbine

I remember sitting at my desk at the college bookstore where I worked when the first bits of news came over the radio about a school shooting in Colorado. The first time or two it barely registered. Then they started reporting how scores of students had been killed. My boss and I [...]

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Time Card 4/13 to 4/19

This was a long week. I had two night events: conferences and Reading Olympics. I’m beat!
Monday: 6H 10 grading tests and working in report cards
Tuesday: 10H 20
Wednesday: 9H 15
Thursday: 12H 40 – I didn’t get back to school from Reading Olympics til 9 p.m. Boy, I do not miss riding a school bus every day!!!
Friday: [...]

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C.Y.A.

Or, call me the Data Bitch.
So PC#1 got himself sent to a Superintendent’s Hearing for trying to slam that kid’s face through the bus window. All of his teachers had to fill out a narrative: me, Fashionista, and all of the specialists. Fashionista wasn’t really sure what to write since he’d been in her class [...]

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Wordle

I had to laugh when I saw what Wordle chose from this blog to make a kind of “tag cloud”. Notice how LazyBoy and CheerGirl are prominently featured. As is “parents”. LOL

Now here is the one I made using words from my tags:

Sorry, I can’t make them any bigger.  But, if you click [...]

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