December 2011
33 posts
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Make it work, or find new work.
New Year’s Resolution.
erosion-of-beauty said: IT WORKED?! Why no details...
Okay, tumblr! Time for a personal post! I will make it short and sweet.
I am loving every second of winter vacation, and I’m sure depression is going to set back in come Sunday. When I went home, I faced what I’ve been dealing with since August- I’ve lost nearly 15 pounds and tons of hair. Luckily, my hair is growing back- unfortuantely it’s coming back gray. It’s my...
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“MS. J! YOU RUINED YOUR HAIR!”
– After getting my hair done, I ran into one of my students. I haven’t seen her in a week, and this is how she greets me!
I just realized the most upsetting part of my Dad...
THERE WILL BE NO HOMEMADE CRAB DIP AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
“Merry Xmas 2U n URS! Hav a blessed 1!”
– A 12:47am text from one of my student’s parents. Hey, it’s better than a “You should be fired” text.
Time for a christmas party, where I will avoid all...
But at least this year I have a job and a significant other.
Nothing says Christmas Eve like a stack of papers...
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The good news is the hair I lost during my first...
The bad news is - THEY. ARE. ALL. GRAY.
Oh, and I found my first gray hair.
I have been expecting you.
I can't wait for the holidays where I can give...
Briefly
My new aide is amazing and is teaching me a lot about discipline
I leave school at 6pm most days, instead of 8
I have a second date tonight!
Why are cloves so expensive?
I bought 80 oranges for $16 (I looked like a total nut job), and then when I went to get cloves (enough for 75 kids to decorate oranges) a tiny 17g jar of cloves was $7!!!!! I need a back-up plan, because that tiny jar was enough for about 5 kids if they all got about 10 cloves each - which is nothing.
Help!
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Cinquain poem by one of my kids...
Gingerbread
Yummy friends
House man creepy
The man is dying
Treat
Today's game plan
Do yoga with mentor
Shower and look presentable
Figure out my “Christmas around the world” lesson that needs to be 30 minutes long and appropriate for 3-5th graders (thinking of making those orange and clove thingies)
Go on a date with this internet-perfect gentlemen from match and hope he is as wonderful as he is via computer/phone
Make lunches for the week
And now.... the office Christmas Party.
I feel like most schools wouldn’t do this from 8pm-12am at hotel in case people get too drunk to drive.
SLEEP
MY NEW AIDE STARTS TOMORROW!
She’s been at the school since before it was a charter school (so, forever)
She knows all of the kids
She knows all of the parents
The kids equally love her and are terrified of her (I’m in the same boat as them!)
I am so excited.
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Things I will not do again: match.com dates.
Being a grown-up means going with your mentor to...
Any spelling games?
I’m sick of the spelling games we’ve been playing to review the words. Do you have any up your sleeve?
On the bright side, only 189 days until summer...
My aide left today and no idea if anyone will be...
I’m not going to be happy to be left alone with these kids.
A series of disheartening events.
Last night was the chorus concert for the elementary school. When I arrived, the majority of my students all put their heads down in order to hide from me. They weren’t doing this to be funny, or cute, they were doing it to be mean. They didn’t respond to any of my “Good luck!”s or “You’ll be great!”s. After the show, only one student came over to say...
Full conversation.
3rd grader: MS. J! You tryna’ be like Lady Gaga and scarin’ people!
Me: (Fakes being insulted and gets up)
3rd grader: (pinches my arm) MS. J YOU KNOW I'M PLAYIN'. You ever been to Kansas?
Me: Umm... No.
3rd grader: How far away is it?
Me: I don't know, I've never been!
3rd grader: TELL ME EVERYWHERE YOU'VE BEEN
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“MS. J! You tryna’ be like Lady Gaga and scarin’ people!”
– One of the third graders, after I sat down beside him without him noticing.
bethechangeyouwant asked: So I'm going to ask all the tumblr hotshots this question, BUT seeing as you completed your student teaching most recently I would like to know if would you mind discussing what your life was like after student teaching? How did you approach it? What path did you take? Should we be worried? (Too late we already are, but any and all advice helps) What would your best suggestion be to those of...
I miss you.
I’m just too tired to write.
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14 days until vacation and 5 days until my aide...
Who has two thumbs and is ready for winter vacation?
YES - new record of TWO positive posts in a row!
And I’m spent.
That moment when a parent asks how your day was,...
They give me hope.
That moment when you realize your winter break is...