Field Trip Eve

Not much going on the last week or so. Was attacked by a student, but that's fairly uneventful here, and I don't have much else to say. The students have been acting out more over the last week I think. Maybe it's because Spring Break is almost here, or maybe because my aide is generally elsewhere. There are reasons this is a two person job.

Tomorrow, I'm running my first field trip, which is kind of weird. I've been teaching for years, but never had to take minors anywhere. My adult classes had outings, but there weren't permission slips or anything to worry about. So far, about 6 have turned in their forms, which is somewhat worrisome, as we are living at 8:30 tomorrow and I ahve 18 tickets. Making things more interesting was the announcement Friday afternoon of a mandatory meeting for seniors planning to graduate this year on Monday. I teach freshmen English, but a few seniors are in the class for various reasons, and several others had been asked to go if not enough freshmen were going (suspensions, attendance, whatever). So I may wind up with a small crowd.

On the plus side, saw the play yesterday, and it's pretty cool. Romeo & Juliet done at high speed, with a lot of the humor and action coming across real well. There were a couple of high schools there on a Saturday, and they seemed to get it and really like it, so I'm optimistic. I'd actually prefer my class not be an ordeal