that's that

Back after a few days off. And we're now done. Time to frcye myself to wii, drunkenness, the china trip and sleeping I til noon. Check back in August.

uhhhhhhhh

I'm at home, laying on the couch enjoying my new favorite drink: nyquil. I am very happy that most days I didn't want to go to work, I sucked it up and went, because I may take the last 6 days off. This lung infection is no joke.

I'm also pretty glad I went to work the last two days. Yesterday was a field trip to clean up a beach. I was not in charge, just tagging along as a chaperone. They did a crummy job, but apparently that was expected. Afterwards, there was a barbecue and basketball, when they rediscovered their energy. It's not often I can watch them just act like normal teenagers.
Today, we went to a small art gallery, where they were very well behaved.we then went for Chinese food, which was great. They ate weird things, tried to use chopsticks, and tried to use Chinese words the waiters and I taught them. We went to a park, and they played ball again, before we went home. Two kids had tried to leave (a story that is long and makes me far too angry to tell), but were brought back safely. Prior to that, it was one of my favorite days with them, despite the illness. If I don't improve enough next week to return to work, it's a great end to the school year.
Hopefully, no one notices the missing paperwork, or it's forgotten in the fall. Cough cough cough.naptime.

eww

I seem to have some sort of lung infection. When you combine that with the mold that infests this building, you get a very ill teacher. Hopefully, I'll make it through the day, finish entering missing attendance, enter grades, update goals, and spend the next two days on field trips. Or I'll miss most of the last week. Whatever

near the end

Only two weeks left. The last few have been somewhat eventful.
Prom was last weekend. The kids were great. One had a seizure, and I spent 3 or 4 hours in the hospital with him. Poor guy.
I got my clasepom back. We're reading Our America, and most really like it. They believe they've found a way of outwitting me. They can read the book and discuss it until the bell, and then it's too late for me to make them write. I can't say I mind. There has been some writing still.
Between their love of discussion and the amount of time I spent out of the classroom doing office work, they had very few written asignments this quarter. They tend to be happy about that, but it really bugs me. I think they're being cooperative now in part because they were bored. Next year, I don't expect this problem.
Finally, the lsc chose a new principal. Not our AP. But someone new. We'll have to see how that goes. I've often felt our AP was far tougher on me than on most others, but still respect her immensely and hope she stays. Speculation is that she will leave, which means two new prole in the top two spots. All I really want is to be left alone to teach, to have an aide who does his/her job, and to know that we have a system for disciplining students. As usual, the students have been saying and doing weird stuff. I've just been slackinh off about Blogging any of it. Next time...

time goes by

I've been in the office a lot lately, so I've been very bored. I'm back in a classroom tomorrow. My classroom is the in-school suspension room, at least for now, so there are issues. Always issues...

update

We spent the week testing for the most part. So it was somewhat quiet. I'll probably be pulled froM the clasepom for a few weeks to help get records in order. So I may post less.
Oh, I did wind up eatting out my side for his nonattendance. I had to throw a student out of the room when he attacked another student with a chair. There was blood and I decided to risk grabbing him, so my injured elbow is killing me again. A month of wearing the brace and not using the arm was wasted. plus I had a bloody student. Considreing my injury, the nature of the school and the erviering problems with students lying about things they do and how I respond leading to discipline hearings for me, I'm an idiot for continuing to work here. I just assume a student will get hurt and air, or I'll be hurt, or they'll tell more lies, getting me in more trouble. I like most of my students, and they like me, but it might be time to go. It seems there will be no consequences for the side, and I highly doubt he will do his job.
Sadly, I probably won't leave until I'm hurt too bad to continue or forced out due to an incident that didn't happen. And that asshole will continue to get a check while neglecting the needy kids long after I'm gone.
I left out the big story, because it hurts to think about it

the office

I spent most of today in the office helping get ready for the PSAE test next week. A day teaching definitely beats a day copying stuff.
I learned my colleagues are surly and the people in the office honestly are no problem with keeping vital information quiet until the last minute. If I hadn't been there all day, I wouldn' hear that we're in homeroom all day Tuesday until Tuesday morning. Stuff like this is aging me rapidly.
Concreation highlight of the day:
"hey, where did the videos on the computer go?"
"I deleted all the porn."
"I didn't watch porn on there. Put the videos back"
"what videos?"
"uh, the one with the girls."
" you mean the porn?"
"shut up and put it back"

He didn't get his wish. I was told this is why my aide is cooler than me. He doesn't care if they watch porn. Thankfully, my soul dies a bit every day, so I'll stop caring soon.