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Day 2 10 Sep 2009 | 02:51 pm
I am already exhausted, and achy. I'm not old, not even middle aged, but I feel my age right now. There was a time when I could lug boxes and stretch to hang banners and hop on and off chairs, and whi...
Day One, Post 100 9 Sep 2009 | 01:15 pm
This will be nothing significant, but I want to get into the habit again, of at least writing something, even if it's not worth reading. (Sorry.) Today was pretty productive. For the first time ever ...
Updates on Various 28 Aug 2009 | 01:47 pm
In brief, since Project Runway is on in 13 minutes and it's about the only show I watch anymore. (And thanks to Schoolgal for thinking of me again; I wonder if anyone's even reading anymore? I hate th...
Who says kids lack manners and grammar skills? 16 Jan 2009 | 08:47 am
Alternate Title: Ewwwwwwwwww... Dear Ms. ***** I have to tell you something private. There was a condom on the back door nob. And you touched it. So I think you should wash you should wash your hand...
Findings 18 Dec 2008 | 02:13 pm
My new incentive system has worked well in one class and not so well in the other. I wish that I'd kept some data of the "before" and "after" (because I don't have enough data to deal with already) be...
Middle School Logic 18 Dec 2008 | 02:12 pm
In the last two days, I've confiscated an iPod (because the girl put it away when asked, but then took ten steps away from me and took it out again) and a phone (from a girl who was texting during my ...
Is diagnosing teacher burnout like determining recession? 6 Dec 2008 | 02:01 pm
Two Christmas vacations from now, will I be on a long-awaited, child-free vacation with my husband, drunk on daquiris, and realize that I've been living burnout for most of the last decade? Supportin...
A Post, Just For The Hell Of It 2 Dec 2008 | 02:15 pm
My new reward system went into effect today. It worked better with my morning class than my afternoon class, but that's typical. Teaching in the afternoon is nearly impossible. I had fewer late stude...
Alarming Information 24 Nov 2008 | 01:41 pm
We had parent-teacher conferences last week. (Did I mention this already? The weekend has not been nearly as restorative as it should be.) So. One of the things I want to tackle with my new system is...
The Year So Far 21 Nov 2008 | 01:59 pm
I was so excited to teach sixth grade this year. My last group of sixth graders was wonderful; granted, they devolved into snotty, entitled, hormone-charged brats by eighth grade, but when they were s...
