No babies yet, officially. I've been on the pill for 10 years and I'd forgotten how badly that I used to get cramps. The pain was so intense that vision blurred and I went running to the bathroom (mid-lesson, incidentally) because I thought I was going to throw up, pass out, or both. Eventually the ibuprofen kicked in and I was back to normal.
I talked to the track coach about his athlete's problems of late. It turns out that the kid is only running one event, so there is even less reason for the sleeping and such. Hopefully, one of us will get through to him.
Drama queens were back at it today. They talked the day away yesterday and accused me of "never answering our questions" when I told them that I would not help them with the lesson quiz because they were being irresponsible with their time. More excuses followed, of course, because nothing is ever their fault lol. Today, good to my word I did not help, and the accusations started all over again. DQ #2 said that I wanted to see her fail and I resolutely stated that I wanted her to see the consequences of her actions (or lack thereof) the previous day. If failing a quiz is the consequence than so be it. As she continued to make her case, even her fellow students expressed that she had talked the entire period yesterday and only asked a question when she knew there wasn't enough time in the period to answer it. I said, "Drama Queen #2, you are being rude and crossing a line, and you need to stop." She didn't speak to me the rest of the day.
DQ#1 however seemed to take the conversation to heart and actively participated in today's lesson. Not only did she understand today's but she caught up from yesterday. She said, "I feel really smart today, it's amazing how much I can learn when I listen and participate!" I agreed and praised not only her behavior, but her assessment of the situation. Hooray!!!
Had a few other incidents today. Had to take a kid to the office. He got mouthy during class and then later during homeroom he refused to surrender his cell phone (he was texting someone). He started coming up with everything he could. When I suggested the office, he immediately became kind and jovial and offered the phone freely, but off we went anyway.
A kid (not one of mine, but I know him anyway - there are some you just can't not know even if you don't have them in class ever) just came back from lock-up and was taken away in handcuffs for reportedly selling off 5 ounces of pot in his english class. I had joked with him in the hallway about 30 minutes before it happened. It's amazing, how much we'll never know about our students.
2nd period Alg 1 lesson quiz scores were good, but 7th period were not. I hate to admit it, but as a whole the class is weaker. There are more older students who are even farther behind in their math careers. Taking Alg 1 as a Junior or Senior when it is currently recommended at the ninth grade level for college bound students, puts them at a disadvantage. And for most of them the academic side of school is not really a priority.
I do have a lot of wonderful students, however. And even though I don't often write about them in here, I do not forget about them in my life or in my classes. Their stories just are as therapeautic to put down lol.
As I sit here and eat my Outback Mad Max burger and drink my Smirnoff Ice, I can't decide whether I'm upset that I'm not pregnant. I'm just relieved to know, one way or the other. It's too soon, because if I got pregnant now I would have to return to work after my maternity leave, but before the end of the year next year. I really want to let it flow right into summer and start fresh the following year. So for that reason I'm relieved. I guess I never No babies yet, officially. I've been on the pill for 10 years and I'd forgotten how badly that I used to get cramps. The pain was so intense that vision blurred and I went running to the bathroom (mid-lesson, incidentally) because I thought I was going to throw up, pass out, or both. Eventually the ibuprofen kicked in and I was back to normal.
I talked to the track coach about his athlete's problems of late. It turns out that the kid is only running one event, so there is even less reason for the sleeping and such. Hopefully, one of us will get through to him.
Drama queens were back at it today. They talked the day away yesterday and accused me of "never answering our questions" when I told them that I would not help them with the lesson quiz because they were being irresponsible with their time. More excuses followed, of course, because nothing is ever their fault lol. Today, good to my word I did not help, and the accusations started all over again. DQ #2 said that I wanted to see her fail and I resolutely stated that I wanted her to see the consequences of her actions (or lack thereof) the previous day. If failing a quiz is the consequence than so be it. As she continued to make her case, even her fellow students expressed that she had talked the entire period yesterday and only asked a question when she knew there wasn't enough time in the period to answer it. I said, "Drama Queen #2, you are being rude and crossing a line, and you need to stop." She didn't speak to me the rest of the day.
DQ#1 however seemed to take the conversation to heart and actively participated in today's lesson. Not only did she understand today's but she caught up from yesterday. She said, "I feel really smart today, it's amazing how much I can learn when I listen and participate!" I agreed and praised not only her behavior, but her assessment of the situation. Hooray!!!
Had a few other incidents today. Had to take a kid to the office. He got mouthy during class and then later during homeroom he refused to surrender his cell phone (he was texting someone). He started coming up with everything he could. When I suggested the office, he immediately became kind and jovial and offered the phone freely, but off we went anyway.
A kid (not one of mine, but I know him anyway - there are some you just can't not know even if you don't have them in class ever) just came back from lock-up and was taken away in handcuffs for reportedly selling off 5 ounces of pot in his english class. I had joked with him in the hallway about 30 minutes before it happened. It's amazing, how much we'll never know about our students.
2nd period Alg 1 lesson quiz scores were good, but 7th period were not. I hate to admit it, but as a whole the class is weaker. There are more older students who are even farther behind in their math careers. Taking Alg 1 as a Junior or Senior when it is currently recommended at the ninth grade level for college bound students, puts them at a disadvantage. And for most of them the academic side of school is not really a priority.
I do have a lot of wonderful students, however. And even though I don't often write about them in here, I do not forget about them in my life or in my classes. Their stories just are as therapeautic to put down lol.
As I sit here and eat my Outback Mad Max burger and drink my Smirnoff Ice, I can't decide whether I'm upset that I'm not pregnant. I'm just relieved to know, one way or the other. It's too soon, because if I got pregnant now I would have to return to work after my maternity leave, but before the end of the year next year. I really want to let it flow right into summer and start fresh the following year. So for that reason I'm relieved. I guess I never really thought I was, if I am completely honest with myself. Oh well... Maybe next month (but it would still be too soon.)