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April 24 A Mad, Mad, WeekendSo, I don't really know where to start. I guess I will start with Friday. Friday was Field Day.....I prayed for rain! It is my least favorite day of the year. I dislike it worse than testing. However, I must say that it was well organized and ran smoothly. It's always funny to watch the teachers become competitive. I can say that the parking lot was a ghost town as soon as the kids were gone.
I came home and realized that I was definitely sunburned. My clue that this was not going to be an ordinary weekend should have been when my mother called me on the way home Friday. She asked me to make a stop for her....pepto bismal and immodium. Not a good call. Both of my parents were still in bed....at 3:30 in the afternoon. My dad is 68, but there is nothing but sickness that will keep him in bed all day...(unlike me....would love to just nap away). Anyhow...you probably guessed it.....I got the virus. It started about eight on Sat. night and continue till this morning. I should have taken a pillow to the bathroom for about 8 hours. Then yesterday, it was fever and a headache. My doggies cuddle to help comfort me. It was the worst virus I've ever had.....and let me tell you I don't like being sick. As much as I long for summer vacation, believe me I would have rather been at school.
Today was my evaluation day at work, and she went to my co-worker (scheduled for tomorrow). She called to let me know that everything went fine and not to worry. Thank goodness. I would really love to teach first grade again next year. I have made so many things that were necessary and some that were extra, but next year could be so much better, because I could spend time working on the "extra" (fun) things.
Closing with good news, I may actually be able to go to New York in May! I will find out tomorrow! Fingers crossed!!!! April 16 No Teacher Left StandingI spent my day doing the little things....haircut (not really what I wanted)....birthday party (fun...until dying eggs with 10 or 12 kids) and lesson plans (yuck). My brain cannot deny that spring break has come and gone. Yet, my body does not want to enter the building.....yep....spring break was a tease. I am so ready for summer. BURNOUT is an understatement!
 Oh...and the add to the fun: Field day is Friday! I absolutely HATE (strong word, but necessary) it. The kids loose their minds.....and eventually so do I. Although, I do have one student that is not able to attend, which I must say makes me very ...not happy, but hmmm how do you put it..."I told you so". He has made my days long and stressful. He had been told that if his behavior did not improve, he would not be allowed to participate (may even receive a suspension). Funny thing is that I did not take it away from him (even though he would have eventually received enough marks for me to). The coach took it away. Now that is saying a lot when the P.E. teacher takes away field day! I sat down and started to write my lesson plans and thought to myself, I spend too much time doing paperwork and not enough time teaching. What happen to the days when you could say that you were teaching Main Idea...and let that be it. You didn't have list all the material, activites, results.......in other words you didn't have to make a step by step agenda for each day. This is becoming one of the most annoying aspects of teaching. I know that you have to be held accountable, but you can judge that in performance. One reason I am told that we have to do this is because some teachers would not plan anything and just write down something. Okay....give them a pink slip! Why punish the rest of us? Someone told me the other day that they wanted to go to school to be a teacher. It took every bone in my body not to say, "Why?" or "You might want to re-think that." The funny part is that I love my job, but the outlook for the profession is bleak. Which in turn does not say much for what the children can expect.
People talk about the time when the U.S. was number one in all aspects. Let's think about it.
We didn't put so much emphasis on testing! Which is what schools are judged by now. I remember taking the CAT in school. No one made a big deal about it. The results were sent home and that was it.
We didn't "deal" with behavior problems. Students had very few options for punishment: Detention, In-school suspension, out-of-school suspension. If you were suspended (OSS), you received zeros for those days, and man you were in trouble if it happened during nine weeks tests. Now days we have to try so many things. The teacher has to stop teaching and keep and log of everything that the student does in class. Refer students for behavior plans. Write a student contract. Visits with counselors. It's ridiculous because they are never given a true punishment for their actions. Okay, I know that some of you are thinking. Times have changed. Some students don't have an acceptable home life. True, and their are some exceptions, but think back to when you were in school. Think about the students that didn't have the best home life. I know several and most of them knew how to act at school.
Students that needed extra help received it. The process didn't take a whole year in which the child had to sit and struggle in class. I am not saying that we need to return to the time where SPED students were in a completely different part of the building and never interacted with the other students. I am saying that it shouldn't take an Act of Congress for a student to receive SPED services if needed. The process as dictated by "No Child Left Behind" is horrendous. It takes almost a year of paperwork for the student to qualify for testing. A YEAR OF BEING IN THE CLASSROOM AND STRUGGLING. Do you think that student is going to have a fond opinion of school.....doubt it!
I know that you are just utterly bored at my ranting, so I will stop now. I will remind myself to have positive thoughts about the next few weeks and teaching general! I hope that things will change for the better!!!!
"No Child Left Behind" aka "No Teacher Left Standing"
April 02 Finally!!!Okay, I know that it has been a long time! I promise to write more often. I just got in one of those blah moods. I have lots of catching up to do.
The principal is back and things are going wonderful. It's nice to have the support. One more week until spring break. YEAH!!!! Things have been so much better. I am still worried about next year's placement, but I guess I will just have to deal. I have to relay a conversation from last week. It is so funny. Remember this is first grade. Teacher: You were reading that book yesterday. It is so easy I figured you would have finished it last night. Student: I would have, but I was just so busy! Teacher: Busy? Student: Well, yeah, I HAD to paint my toe nails!
Friday was my birthday....the big 35! Things did not go as planned. I was supposed to spend the day car shopping with a friend, but she couldn't go (couldn't find a sub and softball with kids). My dad asked if he could go, and I said sure. I knew that he was being nice because he hates to go car shopping. We met the most arrogant car salesman ever. My dad said that he had never seen me act that way, but that the guy deserved it.....here is a sample. The salesman gives me the figures.... Me: Okay, I will look at these and get back to you. Salesman: What do you mean? Me: I would like to think about it. Salesman: (Leans back in chair) What is there to think about? Me: Well, before I make a big purchase, I like to look at everything. Salesman: I don't understand. I thought you were buying a car today. Me: No. I told you that I was just looking. Salesman: I don't understand. I thought you were interested and my time is very valuable. Me: (Stood up. Dad left. Threw paper on his desk) I am so sorry that I have wasted your time. I won't bother you any more. I need my keys now. Needless to say he asked a couple of more questions before realizing that he had blown it. He was actually such a coward that he had the manager bring my keys to me. I told him what happened, but you know how those things go...nothing was probably said about it. What is so ironic about the whole situation is that I probably would have tried to deal....I loved the car...Mini Cooper!!!! Oh, well. .....there is something better out there for me!!!
Thanks to Kia for the Birthday wishes! I have been checking Marisa's website even though I haven't been blogging. You are in my thoughts and prayers. March 15 AttachmentFor those of you who read the previous post, I am sorry to say that my new little friend is in Doggie Heaven! It has just about driven me insane. I took him to the vet and she said that it didn't look good. She figured that it was a spinal injury (probably hit by a car), but she needed an x-ray. My choices were
1. Keep him--He would need antibotics for his body, antibotics for his eye, antibotics for his ears, and steroids continually until the injury healed. Spinal injuries are tricky. He may not heal at all, if he does it may take 6 weeks to a year. That would mean that I would have to pick him up for everything...even bathroom visits. Which would be more difficult because he would still grow as usual.
2. Let him go.
I stood and pondered this decision....and being the person that I am (which means that animals break my heart) I cried (as I am now). I did not have the resources to help him. I felt absolutely useless and pathetic. I didn't have a way during the day the help him with the daily needs. From what the vet told me, I gathered that recovery was not at the high end of the percentage. I couldn't image bringing him home for six weeks, and realizing that he wasn't going to get any better. I would have been too attached.
The whole experience made me feel useless. I told them that I couldn't see him after the x-ray, because I would have cried like a huge baby.....which I did on the way home. I know that he is probably better off, because it would have been a difficult life.....but it is amazing the impact such a few short hours had on a sap like me. Attachment can happen in a instant!!!
In my class each student has a number and if they break a rule, they must change the number to a different color. At the end of the day while they are packing their things, I write their color for the day in their planner. I might write down that he students was not following directions, daydreaming, or off-task. Today I had a letter from the parent of my student that is often in trouble. She wanted me to write down specifically what he had done to change his number. I called the student to my table, and asked him to tell me why he changed his number. Duh....he told me!
There are three main points here. 1) At the end of the day I don't have time to write a paragraph about the rules that were broken. I, also cannot stop teaching to jot down every time he breaks a rule ( which is often). 2) The child should be able to remember why he/she changed his number, and tell his parents. 3) If he/she can't remember all them, then obviously he/she has a behavior problem....especially if it's every day. I don't understand why some parents think that we have all this time to sit at our desk and write notes. In our district we actually have been told that we can't do things like that during instructional time. Yes, we have a 40 minute planning time, but let's see, .....bathroom, run copies, put grades in computer, write interventions for team, conferences, grade papers, work with students that are behind in work...etc.....oh yeah I have time to do that. Then, after all that he/she could break another rule before we leave. FRUSTRATING!!!! Today I had the student tell me exactly what he did to change his number, while I was signing all of the planner. I told the student that is what he needed to tell him parents. We'll see if I get another note tomorrow!
Our principal returns in seven days.....the staff is so excited for things to be normal again.......in other words....for things to happen the right way.....someone to actually handle discipline and problems, organize and plan!
 Mean People!!Look at that sweet little face in my pictures. I can't believe how cruel some people are. I was driving down the road and this precious little puppy was laying in the road. It wouldn't move. Cars were having to go around it. I think it had been hit by a car. Now, if there if there is one thing that is my soft spot in life.....it's dogs. I can't stand to see any animal hurt, but dogs especially. Why couldn't they have stopped to take care of it....mean people!!! So, I stopped and this guy moved it. It wouldn't move on it's on and had a bloody eye. This lady came out of her house to see it, but she said that it didn't belong to her or the neighbors. SO....yep...you guessed it. I brought it home. The vets were closed, so I called the emergency line. They said that if he couldn't stand up that I had two options......a good samaritan euthenasia (I don't know how to spell it, but they would kill it.) or I would have to obligate myself to pay for the services...... which could add up to more than $200. Okay, those were horrible options, and I don't have the money for another dog....I already have three. So, I decided to see how he did over the night. I gave him a bath and fed him. He is very quiet and never whines or whimpers. I have felt his bones, but nothing seems broken or makes him clinch. He is definitely coming around. So, tomorrow I am going to take him to my vet to see what he can do.....I don't like to leave animals unless I know they are going to be take care of. ......he's just so cute. I will have to update on his situation tomorrow. Toodles!!!! March 08 I Didn't Meet The President Today!The secret service has been wondering around our building for two days now. I, however, had no idea about it. They weren’t dressed how you expected with suits and ties, just casual. They could have been FEMA for all I knew. Yesterday we learned that the first lady was coming to visit our school. She would just meet with the fifth grade students and teachers. Okay, not what I wanted to hear, but excited for the kids. So today was the big day. You could feel the excitement from the teachers. Everyone was secretly hoping that we would have the chance to meet her, but knew that he wing she was visiting would be locked down. Then the word came…..they were both coming.!!! The president was coming to our school.!!! The kids were amazed when I told them, and then disappointed that they couldn’t see him. I told them that you never know….we might get a glimpse. So, the president came and I have to admit that I didn’t see him at all. Disappointed, but I knew that I wasn’t supposed to see him. However, I am very irate at certain events. Events such as **the teachers and other staff that got to go and shake his hand. They weren’t supposed to be outside. They didn’t have clearance, and to top it off, some of them weren’t even supposed to be at our school today! Go figure! &&the secretary took her son out of class and he went outside with her to see the president. Man, people are so not happy about that! &&Ironic that the teachers who had to stay inside and do their job had no chance of even meeting the president, but those who could just drop what they were doing got to shake hands with the president and his wife. &&Then, we had to hear all of the bragging about meeting the president. If you are going to have an event such as this, it should be fair. Stick to the original plan. Don’t let certain people get special privileges. One of those people, who weren’t scheduled to be at our school today, was telling me “oh I got to meet the president”. My response was “and I am so thrilled for you”…..yes I was sarcastic. I shouldn’t have been, but I was! I think that they could have had a drawing for a teacher in each grade level to represent our school and meet him. They could have based it on principal’s choice. Either one would not have guaranteed that I would meet him, but it would have been fair. I have learned today that it does not matter how many extra hours that you work, how many weekends that you give up to work, how many times you can’t sleep at night because you are trying to think of a better way to help a child….it doesn’t matter. That does not give you any special recognition or rights. It’s all about “who” you know and the luck of the draw. Some people matter and some people don’t ( my category). This job is more demanding than most people know, and I have tried for many years not to become that teacher who just does the bare minimum and goes home. However, I get it. It doesn’t matter if you do more than the minimum. It doesn’t matter if you get there early and stay late. It doesn’t matter if you spend “your” money on things for the classroom. All that matters is who you know. Today’s resolution…..I’m over it. I will not spend any more of “my” time or “my” money for this job. What does it matter? I know some of you are going to say that the kids are the reason. Don’t go there. I have kids that don’t care, don’t listen and don’t try. I have two that might remember me and what they learned one day. I have parents that keep their kids at home because they don’t’ want to get out of bed. I have parents who think that I’m mean because their child makes a bad grade. I have parents that want me to work one-on-one with their child because he doesn’t like to listen with the class. And, on top of that I have paperwork in stacks. So, don’t tell me that it’s about the kids…..they are lost in this system. Oh and for those (as I have heard) that say “get over it”. Don’t tell me that if you were on of the ones shaking hands. If you weren’t…..don’t worry, I am over it! ***I put a few pictures in the album. I had about five minutes to look out the window, so I just held up the camera and snapped. You can see Mrs. Bush (barely) in a couple of them. March 05 OSCARS!!!
March 01 You Have Got to be Kidding!!Today, being my day off for Mardi Gras, I decided to go shopping for a new car/truck. Not knowing exactly what I want is my dilemma. Anyhow, I finally got to test drive a Mini Cooper! I loved it! The only thing that worried me was that it's a manual. Not sure how I would like that after a while. We went everywhere. It seems that I always go to the Nissan place. My 98 Altima that I gave to my mom, has been a wonderful car. So, I looked at the car and a truck. Really want a truck!!!!
I told the guy that want the base model truck with power windows and all of the necessities, but not the excessive things. He shows a truck and tells me the price....it's the lowest price on the lot. He only has two like it. I repeated the price and the rebate. He shook his head that I was correct. I looked at him and asked why the sticker price on the truck was about $1500 lower than what he just said. He gave me this bull about the dealership having to add some money to the bottom line. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!! Was he stupid? You do that before you put the sticker on the vehicle. Oh my!!! Like they weren't trying to block the rebate! FALSE AVERTISEMENT!
Then,.....yes it gets better! I was going to trade about six months ago, but due to the hurricane, selection was low. I looked at the price they were going to give me for my car......it had dropped $2000 in value over the past six months, or at least that is what he said. I said thank you but no thanks. He just looked at me. I told him that price would not work....especially since I know what kinda price they would put on my car to sell it. They must be crazy. Needless to say, I don't have a new car/truck, but that is okay! I want to find the best deal.
I came home and cut the grass. Yes, I know that it is Februrary, but it was a mess. Hopefully it means that spring is here! Then, I went to dinner with Freda, Whitney, Michael and Kendell. I haven't laughed that hard or so much in a long time. He is crazy. It was a good night! I needed it!
Tomorrow, it's back to work! I hope that everything goes smoothly. We may not have very many kids. The attendance was low on Monday. You never know!
Toodles! February 26 HolidaysAh, the joys of a short work week....not really, they tend to seem longer than a normal week. We have Tuesday for Mardi Gras. Normally we have Monday through Wednesday, but the powers that be took yet another holiday away from us. One of the teachers said that her child wanted to write a letter to the editor about our holidays. The child wanted to know if we had been punished enough, and that we have made up more than enough for what we missed. From the mouths of children!!!!
Tomorrow will be a long day. I have duty and plenty of referral folders to review before sending to the main office. If one little "t" is not crossed, it will be sent back. I do not see the justice in this system of testing. Another drawback of No Child Left Behind.
Well, I guess I will let you know how it goes tomorrow! Hope everyone out there has a pleasant start to the new week!
Toodles! February 19 BlockLately I've had bloggers block! lol Work has been stressful! I am so ready for a break. At least we get one day for Mardi Gras, considering that the powers that be have taken most of our holidays. Just a few frustrations: I am one of the Student Assistance Team Co-Chairs, and we have to schedule our meetings according to a timeline. Well, the stand-in principal called a faculty meeting on short notice (one day, in the afternoon). Of course we happened to be double booked. The principal was kinda annoyed because we had meetings. She wanted to know why we didn't leave that day open IN CASE there might be a faculty meeting. She wanted to know how many people would need to attend....blah, blah, blah. Okay, I didn't make the law, but I have to meet the deadlines in order for the students to have the interventions necessary or to be tested for a disability. It's not like we do this just for fun or to ruin someones day. Believe me, it is no fun to do all of the paperwork especially when you have to do it on your own time. FRUSTRATING. I think that teachers are taken advantage of all the time and we have no recourse. Next week our library class has been cancelled due to a new program for AR. This does not bother me...I mean it's only one day of the week, and I still have planning time. Albeit things are not that easy. We have to go to training in the library during our planning time on Tuesday and Wednesday. Let's look at this. I don't have an assistant, and the only breat that I get is to go to the bathroom....maybe ten minutes. So for these two days, I will go for seven hours straight, without any time for preparation. FRUSTRATING YET AGAIN>. So I went to work on Saturday for about six hours. I was trying to get everything ready for the week, since I will have no time during the day! I do have a lot of things prepared for the week, that I think are going to be fun. I hope that the kids and I make it without loosing our minds! lol February 06 °°◦•●ஐMore Fun Neededஐ●•◦°°
Sunday.....ah, a day of relaxing!!!! Yep, that's just what I did. I've been pondering this weekend ...basically about work. I've decided that it needs to be more fun. Everything can't always be so formal. (Even though every day we have more paperwork.....which is not fun.) So, that is my goal this week: To make learning more fun.
On the homefront, I am still in the weight loss group at school. This week the money pool is going to be mine. I am determined!!!! I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me!!!!!
Very brief this time. Must get some sleep, or nothing will be fun tomorrow!
Funny note: When ask if I was going to the valentine's banquet at church, I said no. I guess i'm kinda old-fashioned, because I think it's for couples. Anyhow, one of the sweetest ladies told me that I should go and get a boyfriend so that I could come to the banquet. Hum.....I thought....does that mean I can just go to the "boyfriend" store and pick the one that I want. If it were that easy I probably would have one already. lol She's was so sincere......and I thought it was a cute gesture!
February 01 ◦•●ஐPromiseஐ●•◦
Then on top of all this, I was working with a students. He/She has a major problem with attention. A friend said that he told his mother that I was mean. Of course the friend stuck up for me and said that I wasn't mean, I just expect him to do his best work. It is so difficult to explain to a parent that her child cannot pay attention. It is physically impossible. I don't like to say this. I don't like to ever mention those three little letters. I think that there is an over-abundant amount of students taking medication that do not have to, or need to do so. But, then there are the cases that I am talking about. I have to literally say this students name two or three times for her/him to snap out of the daydreaming phase. Again....another frustration.
On a positive note.....all my students (except for the one mentioned above) showed mastery in three objectives today. They are really an outstanding group. Sometimes, I just wish I had more time to spend with them one-to-one! Which, I can tell you is every teacher's wish. However, the progress today can turn frustration into Promise! January 29 ●ஐRandom Thoughts and Desiresஐ●Rain is coming. We don’t need more rain. The land is partly green and partly brown. The trees and plants are confused about what they should do. Some are just trying to survive the damage they encountered. Everything is in a world of its own.
I, myself, am ready for spring. Normally, I would not want to rush through these precious cool days. However, I am ready for the greenness of it all. I ready to see color and life when I look around. I am ready to work in my flower beds and see what will happen. I confess that a green thumb I do not have. But, I make every attempt to try, which is worth something in my book. I have failed miserably, but have succeeded more times than failed.
I joined the weight loss group at school. I thought that maybe it might give me some incentive. Hey, two dollars a week isn’t nothing to laugh about, especially if you are losing it. So may this time I will be able to get motivate. I have the want to, but not the motivation to get it done! But some things just have to be done! I’ve decided that work is work and that I can’t take it so seriously. It’s just a job, it’s not my life. Gonna have to draw the line on some issues. Such as: 1) I am going to pray everyday! 2) I am not going to let the students inability to follow directions stress me. 3) I am not going to let parents of problem children stress me. 4) I am going to learn to take time for myself and not do anything related to work. 5) I am going to exercise daily, without worrying about work and things that need to be done. 6) I am going to try to be more patient with my students, and motivate them to accomplish more than is expected. (I want them to have fun doing it too!). 7) I am going to become more involved in church. It may not be at the church I am currently attending, but I am going to find my nitch. 8) I am going to read every day. It will be something not related to work! 9) I am going to learn something new. Haven’t decided what that will be, but I need to explore. 10) I am going become financially stable.
This is not a new year's resolution, just goals for me. I need to focus more on what I want from my life. Just time for me to take action. January 25 ◦•●ஐI Think We Should Just Call Homeஐ●•◦There are some days, when I feel as though I need an intravenous dose of paxil. People that that teaching is supposed to be oh-so-much-fun. Oh, the stories we could tell!!!! I had one student today that was misbehaving. So finally I told him that he was going to call home during his activity class (which would be soon). He didn't seem upset by this at all. So I began to think (during lunch) about an action that would bother him. Finally, when it was time for P.E., I told him that instead of calling home, he was going to P.E. A smile came across his face that just beamed innocence. Then, I told him that he as going to sit and watch everyone else play. He could think about his actions during this time. He looked at me and without a beat said "I think we should just call home!" At that point, I knew I had found my leverage with him. AH, the joys of teaching!!! Sometimes though, I feel like I am beating my head against a wall. As a teacher, I can not help students learn everything. Help is need from home. Now, I know that sometimes home is not what is should be, but in the cases that I'm talking about....there is help available at home, but it is not occurring. Then there is the students that can do the work, but don't. They are rushing, or think that it doesn't mean anything. I guess that when the progress reports go out for the next nine weeks then they will be upset. Either way...it stress me. I am the type that will stress until I find that one thing that will motivate a student. Invariably, it takes time away from my life, and I miss an event or have less time with friends and family, because of school work. I know that one day this trade off will lead to burn out. I don't know what I will do then. January 23 ◦°°◦•●ஐA Human Issueஐ●•◦°°On Monday night, I am usually glued to the T.V. to watch my favorite shows. I have watched 7th Heaven and like the storylines, but tonight I was really distraught. Tonight they had an episode about Dr. Martin Luther King. One student wanted to be able to do a report about Dr. King even though it wasn't Black History Month. I agree. History is History. It's everyone's and it should be examined and celebrated all through the year. This did not bother me. What did bother me was the tie in with Hurricane Katrina. During the past few months we have been reading editorials about the Hurricane and what would Dr. King have done. As a resident of the Gulf Coast, as a person who stayed and watched this tremendous storm, I am here to tell you that it did not discriminate. I know people of all races that lost everything that they owned. I know people of every socio-economic status that lost everything they own. I also know what it was like during the aftermath of the Hurricane to watch every news report talk about New Orleans and the people left behind, while there were entire cities along the coast of Mississippi that were completely destroyed. When I say destroyed.....I mean that there is nothing left. And some of the people that stayed....they perished during the storm. I guess that my opinion is that these are two separate issues. It is hard to print these words, because I know that someone will think that I am being racist, which is far from what I am. I do however feel as though there are many people along the gulf coast that resent the fact that the Hurricane has become a race issue. It is not a race issue. It is a human issue! The only way that we are going to rebuild the gulf coast is for every person to work January 21 BORED!!!!
January 17 There's a Sign in the Yard! Okay....little background info. Since the hurricane, my district has lost the same holidays as the other districts in the county. The state super said that it was at the discretion of the district as to how many hours were made up due to Katrina. Well, on top of what the others did, we had to go to school and extra hour for 53 days. Now, I know what your thinking! It's just an hour! But, believe me....an hour make a difference when you have a classroom of students who are extremely tired. With that said......Today was our first day back to the normal schedule. When my kids came back from activity and I realized that I only had one more hour.....oh there was such peacefulness in the air. When the students left and it was regular time, the teachers seemed to have a little pep in their step as they walked to the copier. The after school conference wasn't dreaded and long. Everyone had smiles on their faces. It was though our personalities had returned and a shelf of stress was removed from our shoulders. I know that all of the teachers out there will understand!!!!
 There's a sign in the yard. Yep, there is a sign in the yard, however it has nothing to do with my house. The neighbor put an arrow sign (with his address) on a pole in our yard. Okay, this is not acceptable. I have a huge yard to take care of in the summer, and it is right in the lawn-mowing path. You must understand that lawn-mowing is my way of relaxation in the summer. This occurs at least once a week in the summer. Translation......don't mess with the path! I know that people have a hard time seeing his house, and he thought it would be okay. But...... it's not. It needs to be moved by the tree stump that is only two feet away. I'm just wondering why someone wouldn't ask before they put a sign in your yard. Needless to say ......the sign is going to be moved. |
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Frustrating....that is all that I can say about today! I have a student that is pushing me to my limits. Today, I finally had to write an office referral, which will only make life even more difficult. This is because the parents always seem to want to say that it isn't his fault. He has been so close to an office referral for the past 10 days. I promise, if I said his name one more time today, that I would have went insane. It's frustrating because you spend so much time dealing with this one student, everyday....just because he/she decides that he/she do es not want to follow the rules. This is time that could have been spent with that stuggling student. The one that really wants to learn. The one that needs that little motivation to make it happen. UH...the frustration. 
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