1. My admin were great today! The dean was more than glad to take out the girl who threw a pencil that hit another girl in the face, and he'd rounded up two students known for cutting. The AP came in to tell me that a parent had come in to see me, and she briefed me on the parent's concern and then asked when I could meet with her (as opposed to trying to pull me out of class right then and/or while teaching). I really appreciated those things--if those kind of helpful and supportive actions happened every day, our building would be a much better, more secure, more productive and enjoyable place to be. (See? I'm more that willing to praise and celebrate administration. I'm not only full of hate and venom. :D)
2. I forgot a bunch more stuff this morning. First, I discovered the potato that I'd begun heating up two nights before. Then I forgot to brush my teeth (gross, I know). And I forgot my breakfast bar.
3. The weather this morning (around 7.30) was absolutely perfect. And last night the humidity became much less oppressive, so it was much more comfortable to be able to sleep. The fans cooled the air a little, although they didn't actually make the air cool.
4. I worked out! For the first time in either two or three weeks!
5. Last night, after that post, I whipped up a random nonteaching cover letter and applied to a completely random job. I felt so rash and daring; it was exhilarating. (Seriously, how lame am I?)
6. Some of my favorite kids from two years ago came around to get yearbooks signed. Love!
7. All afternoon I kept my air-conditioner running and my lights off. The kids didn't seem to mind at all. One kid, who's very sweet, but lacking in self-control, remarked, "Miss, we're much calmer with the lights off!" I agreed. He said, "We should keep them off all the time!" I said, "Good idea."
8. TWO WEEKS TIL FREEDOM!!
2 comments:
You have two weeks to go? I don't think I could have lasted another two weeks. Today was our last day. Kids are gone. Campus is quiet. I'm sitting here in the dark and cool, leaving comments all around the edublogosphere. It's a great day!
I put the lights off too today, only I almost fell asleep, lol.
Can you somehow tell your administration how much you appreciated the support? I've found that carefully chosen words at the right time can go a long way.
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