December 2010
81 posts
“I feel like im drowning”
“Ill be your floaties…giving you...”
– Conversations on the last day of 2010
“That looks like a dead cat in the road.”
“It wasnt a dead cat, it...”
– Conversations while driving
“I myself have been through more change than unseasoned potato salad.”
– student writes an essay about change
wild goose chase
1. I get to school early to work
2. I begin writing up a recommendation letter for a student who needs it today
3. Printing out 5 copies I see that the printer has no toner, Im not surprised.
4. I go to the copy room to print, there must be toner there.
5. nope
6. I go to the library where I am told is the home of the only printer on campus right now that has toner
7. seriousy? (its not...
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What? Why isnt public education on this list??? strange.
cheese and quackers: shut up! →
duckiequacks:
“Duckie, You’re my favorite person…” Matthew says as he slides down to a knee.
me: “What the heck are you doing?”
“I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life…”
me: “Shut up!”
“I love you… will you be my wife…”
me: “SHUT UP!”
“Is that a yes?”
Apparently I’m not very graceful,…
Watchhey look its my house.
Speaking of death
i overheard this conversation during 4th period between students
“Why did you put him in the microwave?”
” cus he was cold”
“Did you eat him?”
“No! I didnt mean to kill him he was my pet!”
“How long did you put him in for?”
“I dont remember, i was young and i just thought he was too cold cus it was winter”
“Have you killed any other animals?”
“No, just the turtle.”
...
I have never done this before
I just ate an entire chipotle burrito in one sitting.
Imaydie.
Thank you twomoms.
fantastic poem i didnt write
A mashup of lines from Whitman, Neruda, Carson, Michaels and others Why didn’t you Feed on the specters of books? Why didn’t you Know he exists? Why didn’t you Do more than be vexed into love? Why didn’t you Negotiate the fog of your life? Greet the stranger with no handkerchief, Spend more time practicing the piano, Or learning to read The damp degenerate afternoon? Why didn’t you Filter them...
WTF?!
Fact: Midterms start tomorrow
Fact: Today is the last day to review with the students
Fact: We just had a fire drill, class time has been lost
Fact: I dont have exams for my students yet
Question: WHY?
Answer: Because both copy machines are broken
Question: Why didnt I do it the last time I was in the copy room?
Answer: Because the school was out of paper
Question: How are teachers...
I stole this line and wrote a poem (The City in...
The city in which I love you
is full of strangers
who carry handkercheifs.
It is an alley
with its own zip code,
slippery pavement glistening with
remnants of a winter drizzle
or
the drippings of a grease trap
from the backdoor of a restaurant.
The city in which I love you
is a street
where only half the
street lights work
the others flicker
onandoff.
It is the scene of a crime.
...
“The school finance picture in Texas isn’t getting better - it is getting...”
– first line of email from super intendent of schools on this Monday before christmas break. GOOd morning!
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“Im bout to sniff until its time to go!”
– students complain about the lack of tissue in my classroom
“discover your chair”
– a new way to tell students to sit the freak down….apparently from simpsons but heard from kelly
“my momma says give em enough rope to hang they self”
– second period students talking about trusting others and the masks that people wear
“Peenosio”
– Duckie
Continuation of previous post
We would not have gone in to lockdown on campus
ways this day could be better (my attempt at using...
1. I could have remembered my lunch
2. the fire marshall could let it slide that we have christmas decorations and student work all over our walls and ceilings that are now considered fire hazards and not charge us $1000 for being teachers with decorative creativity
3. our school could have copy paper in the copy room
4. our school could have copiers that work
5. i could have remembered my...
