An 11-Year Old Told Me I Was Her Best Friend Last WeekBEFORE LEAVING SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, ONE OF MY 6TH GRADERS TOLD ME I WAS HER BEST FRIEND.
EARLIER ON FRIDAY, I WAS AGGRAVATED WITH SOME OF MY STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY STRUGGLED ON A TEN QUESTION QUIZ THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE EASY. CUE: (TEACHER VOICE) "WE WENT OVER THIS, GUYS! THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU CAN'T DO THIS." EARLIER ON THURSDAY, I WAS UPSET BY THE FACT THAT A COUPLE OF MY STUDENTS DIDN'T COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT THAT THEY HAD A MONTH TO WORK ON. BUT ON FRIDAY, A LITTLE GIRL TOLD ME I WAS HER BEST FRIEND... READ MORE
Today, I Turned Into Richard Simmons While Teaching MathTODAY, I MADE MY STUDENTS GET UP AND JUMP AROUND. .
LITERALLY JUMP AROUND. WITH MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN MOST DISNEY WORLD EMPLOYEES, I SHOUTED "OKAY NOW JUMP FIVE TIMES AND SPIN IN A CIRCLE. OKAY, NOW JUMP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN AND TOUCH YOUR KNEES. DO TEN JUMPING JACKS! GO GO GO!" READ MORE "But Ms. S, You're Always Happy..."I HAVE TO ADMIT, I FELT A LITTLE NERVOUS TO WRITE THIS POST. HERE GOES...
TEACHERS ARE "ON STAGE". WE HAVE TO BE. SOMETIMES, DURING MY PREP PERIODS WHEN I'M A LITTLE SICK OR A LITTLE TIRED, I'VE SAT WITH MY FOREHEAD ON MY DESK KNOWING THAT I STILL HAVE SEVEN MORE SWEET MINUTES UNTIL THAT BELL RINGS AND THEN, IT'S SHOWTIME. AS A TEACHER, WE HAVE TO BE "ON" AND READY TO COMMAND THE ATTENTION OF 20 PRE-TEENS TO GET THEM TO LEARN SOMETHING (HOPEFULLY). READ MORE Once Upon A Time In A 6th Grade ClassroomI TEACH SIXTH GRADE MATH.
SIXTH GRADE IS MIDDLE SCHOOL. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE BIZARRE. ONCE UPON A TIME IN A 6TH GRADE CLASSROOM, I WORE GLASSES FOR THE FIRST AND 65% OF MY STUDENTS WERE CONFUSED WHO I WAS. ONCE UPON A TIME IN A 6TH GRADE CLASSROOM, I ASKED A GIRL WHY SHE WAS DRAWING MASSIVE HERSHEY KISSES ALL OVER HER MATH PROJECT WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WRITING ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS. READ MORE Every Single Day In Every Single SchoolEVERY SINGLE DAY IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, THERE IS A TEACHER WORKING OVERTIME, WITHOUT PAY.
EVERY SINGLE DAY IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, THERE IS A TEACHER WHO SHOWS UP AN HOUR BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS TO GET THE CLASSROOM READY AND HELP A GIRL FINISH HER HOMEWORK BEFORE 1ST PERIOD. EVERY SINGLE DAY IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, THERE IS A TEACHER WHO STAYS LATE...FAR AFTER THE LAST BELL RINGS TO DO HER "HOMEWORK". READ MORE Post-Grad Lifestyle Recipe: Equal Parts Early Bedtimes & A Pat On The BackIT'S BARELY 7:30PM ON A WEDNESDAY AND I MAY OR MAY NOT BE TURNING INTO A ZOMBIE TONIGHT. I'M THAT TIRED.
LAST NIGHT, RYAN AND I DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO ON A DATE: DINNER AND A MOVIE. IT WAS WONDERFUL. WHAT WASN'T SO WONDERFUL WAS THE FACT THAT I COMPLETELY IGNORED MY USUAL 9:30PM BEDTIME ROUTINE. INSTEAD, I STAYED OUT UNTIL AFTER 11. NEEDLESS TO SAY, KEEPING MY EYES OPEN WAS MY WORKOUT FOR THE DAY. READ MORE Insomnia 101WELL, HELLO.
HERE I AM. IT'S CURRENTLY 1:30 IN THE MORNING. TODAY WE HAD A SNOW DAY, AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T SPEND IT SLEEPING IN, SO THERE'S REALLY NO GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULD BE AWAKE. BUT, HERE I AM. 1:30 IN THE MORNING. READ MORE I Am A Teacher.IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, SCHOOL STARTS. I WILL BE WELCOMING 80 STUDENTS INTO MY CLASSROOM AS I DESPERATELY ATTEMPT TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING I LEARNED THROUGHOUT STUDENT TEACHING AND COLLEGE. I'LL HAVE MY OWN RULES AND PROCEDURES AND PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS AND THIS AND THAT. IT'S ALL VERY EXCITING AND I'M SO PROUD AND THANKFUL TO HAVE THIS JOB.
READ MORE The Things They Don't Tell You About TeachingI AM NOWHERE NEAR BEING AN "EXPERIENCED" TEACHER. IN FACT, I'VE REALLY ONLY BEEN "IN THE CLASSROOM" FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS FOR MY STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT. BUT, WHAT I AM IS A "LEARNING" TEACHER. EVERYDAY, I LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT MYSELF...MY STUDENTS...AND ABOUT TEACHING AS A WHOLE. AFTER SOME CAR-RIDES HOME THAT INVOLVE A HEATED PHONE CALL RANT ABOUT MY FRUSTRATIONS AND SOME DAYS WHERE I HEAD HOME SINGING, THERE'S AT LEAST ONE CONCLUSION I'VE MADe...
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