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It's Not All Flowers And Sausages...

A place where teachers can breathe, vent and LAUGH!!

September 2008 - Posts

Sound Logic??

Alternative Title - Evidently, Our Heads Are Up Our Asses (You know I'm using the royal "Our", do you not? Because my head, is out and about and very confused right now.) I got a new student today. Just showed up at my door. Just whatever. No warning. Read More...

All Right Everybody, Just Relax

So my last post stirred up quite a frenzy. I have a few things to say about that. 1. Anyone who REGULARLY reads my blog will know that I love my students. Even though I miss my friends from last year, I do care about my current ones and want only the Read More...

The Proverbial Straw...You Know, With The Camel?

It has been a rough start to the school year. Just rough. As I've said before...lots of crying (um, TEACHERS crying, not students...ok, well they cry too, but that's hardly shocking), rampant gossip and The Great Parking Crisis. Oh yeah, and I'm still Read More...

My Kingdom For A Parking Space

Sometimes it feels as if the forces in the universe are alligning to make this job as difficult as possible, just to see if I have the balls to stick with it. Other times, it feels as if teachers (as people) are the absolute last priority on everyone's Read More...

Why I'd Like To Be Kosher...

....Or....How One Person Has Totally Turned Me Off Bacon (which takes a huge display of idiocy as bacon is the food of my people...really, it's our way.) Of whom do I speak? Take one guess....you got it! The Bacon Hunter!! Now, I realize that it has been Read More...

Channeling Gossip Girl

(Only with a much smaller wardrobe budget.) Setting: my classroom Person #1: She sucks. Person #2: That is so dumb! What did she say? Person #1: She said... Person #2: Oh no she di-n't. Person #1: I know! She did! Person #2: (beginning to cry) I don't Read More...

Curly Reigns Supreme

And we're back. The arts-and-farts portion (a.k.a. hardcore decoration of classroom) of the program are over and I have a crowd of potential new friends. I say "potential" because I have a (nasty?) habit of not totally vibing with my new class until November-ish. Read More...