Yeah, Right!
You’ll never guess who called wanting to know when I’d be by to take her shopping. [...]
18 Days and Counting
A burst of laughter caught my attention and I glanced up from my one-on-one writing conference with Jim. Across the room Jake was goofing off. I snapped his name and ordered him to take his pencil from his nostril before he hurt himself. He said, “Yes, Miss,” and complied. A [...]
The Root of My Stupidity
Okay, confession time, this is what took me to the point of inattentiveness which led to the disasters in yesterday’s post — all of you will know instantly what I didn’t grasp until long after I ran my mouth: Fifth grade has compartmentalized and we are running the last semester [...]
Moments of Stupidity
I spent the weekend grading poems so I could do progress reports today — then we went on a field trip I’d forgotten about. Proof I’d forgotten? Not only was my work not sufficently caught up, but I was wearing a skirt and heels. That is not proper field trip [...]
Classroom Corruption
A maintenance worker came into my classroom this morning. “Excuse me, Ma’am. I need to look at your thermostat.” The temperature in my room is comfortable for a change, so I really wished he wouldn’t, but he was just a kid and it was his job. I pointed him toward [...]