What I didn’t say

Several friends advised me not to say anything to Principal Pretty, and I didn’t. I’m sort of glad I listened to them, because I was a lot angrier than she was, because she wasn’t angry at all!!!  I think she had a lobotomy because she says angry things to people this year – in person [...]

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What I can’t say

I can’t say it to Principal Pretty, so I’ll say it here.
I passed out the stupid shirts. Once again I am disappointed by the lack of follow-through on school rules and student behavior. I am tired of being the bad guy for expecting my students to behave in an appropriate manner. The kids do [...]

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And she shall be called, The Boulder

This morning we had to fill out an anonymous survey about Inclusion. It reminded me of another “anonymous” survey I filled out for Principal Pretty, and my promise to share with you how I came to be called a “Boulder”.
Flashback: Three years ago. Principal Pretty’s first year. Things were going okay. I had one mom [...]

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Liar, liar, pants on fire!

What do you do when your principal lies?
Thankfully it doesn’t end up in evaluations, but it is still disturbing.
The first time was two years ago around Christmas. Principal Pretty came to me and said one of my colleagues complained that I had my kids in the hallway listening to the reading story on [...]

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She’s doing it again!

I cannot catch a break this week. I am almost afraid to go to work tomorrow. Is there some kind of funky Zodiac thing going on?
So, GET THIS:
Lunch is from 12 to 12:50. I had a few kids in to finish tests. At 12:45, the student secretary buzzed the room and asked for a kid [...]

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What else?

It’s hard to believe 12 hours have already passed since my 15 Minutes of Hell this morning.
Let’s see… First of all, Principal Pretty has been putting a lot of pressure on us for the Admins who would be visiting today to watch Power Teaching. We know that we know what to do, and so [...]

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Perfect Timing

I would like to thank the Township for waiting til 9:30 on the most humid day of the year so far to cut the grass. You never cease to amaze me with your perfect timing about mowing the huge field outside my room. I guess I should be thankful we weren’t taking a test like [...]

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so like deja vu all over again

*Warning: (literal) Potty talk
I don’t know what is in the water at my school, but when water sits in the toilet, it turns rusty. It leaves a stain in the toilet bowl that is really quite disgusting. Last year the custodian did not clean the toilet for the first day of school. I was mortified. [...]

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did NOT miss the gum cracking

Ransom was on last weekend, and all I can think of right now is the line, “Mo’ drama, mo’ drama, mo’ drama.” I don’t even know where to begin. And it’s only the first day.
Will write more later.

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schedules

I don’t understand why the master schedule has to be redone every year. Principal Pretty makes it into a big drama, and drags AP along into it. Two summers ago a teacher offered to help and whipped something right out; Pretty was so impressed, and when I saw it, I blurted out, “That’s our schedule [...]

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