New Year's Resolutions

I made it to Christmas and have spent most of it looking for school stuff.  The internet makes it too easy to perpetuate the madness!  As a new year approaches, I have a few resolutions that I would like to make:

1.  I will do my best to teach without letting the planning take over my life.

2.  I will be proactive when dealing with behavior issues.

3.  I will not cry.

4.  I will try to become a real blogger and post more than 3 times a year!

Happy New Year!
La

I made it to Thanksgiving Break!  This is has been an interesting year with no math books, no planned homework for the kids, and I feel like harder teaching on my part.  We had a wonderful Bullying Assembly yesterday and finally have figured out what I can do to 'fix' my group that refuses to listen...  I will not be bullied anymore!  I am going to continue to dream about fractions and my students and spend all my time looking for things that may work with them, but am going to do it my way!
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!

Bullying

This is a subject I have been very focused on lately as my son has been a victim this year.  Sadly even with seventeen years of experience teaching, I failed to realize that this was bullying, not just one kid being a royal sh*t to my son. We have been smart enough and have contacted the principal, the counselor and his teachers to keep him safe.  Unfortunately, the kid is very slick and does nothing in the view of the teachers.  Luckily, they are all watching him...

Pinterest

So, someone FINALLY sent me an invite to join Pinterest.  I think I will end up regretting it since I have been on there all day!  However, I have found several things that are really neat that I have 'pinned' to my board.  Lots of great teaching ideas in one place, though!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!  I am looking forward to 2011 being OVER!  2012 is going to be a great year - dammit!

More Quotes

Little Susie:  " _____  said the H word"
Me  " The H word?"
Little Susie  " Yea the H word?"
Me (thinking - the worst... hussy, hooker, hell, etc) Uhm, I don't know what it is....

Little Susie:  "Whore"

A Better Day

So today I went to school with my feet dragging.  I had yet another meeting on yet another child that yet another parent did not attend.  That's ok, I can help your child on my own, don't need your help.  Luckily I love the people I teach with so I was laughing and getting back into my groove.  I was determined not to have another day like yesterday.  It was a good day for the most part.  My cherubs made me laugh.  I read them the book How Full is Your Bucket for Kids.  I am resolved to not be a bucket dipper but a filler from here on out.  I don't want them to remember me like I remember my 2nd grade teacher.  HOWEVER, the thing that had made my day... I about to watch Olive the Other Reindeer.  My Christmas spirit is finally here!!!

Comments, Stories from the Trenches

I am going to try and remember to write my stories here so that you may enjoy the fun parts of teaching!  I, of course, will not include names of my cherubs but if I can remember the year or school were I was teaching, I will include that.  As much as I am a stickler for grammar, don't mess with me if I mess up!  There is a time I am sure that I will have been self medicating and may make a mistake!  I love you!

So my first story I recall...
"Please have my child sit at the front of the classroom, he just had his androids out."