8th grade girl: How old are you?
Me: Guess
8gg: 20...21...22...23...?
Me: Yep, 23.
8gg: Oh. So you're illegal then.
Me: Yes...yes, I am illegal.
I think what she meant was that she was illegal.
I shared that only because I found it humorous that an 8th grader would say such a thing. I prefer women whose attempts at writing a simile don't result in something like "I like to go swimming" or "I whistle as I walk to school."
So my student teaching is nearly complete, with only one more week to go. This week: SPRING BREAK! woot!
One field trip in particular for the 6th graders included viewing post mortem photos. Twas both spooky and depressing.
We also visited a room containing 100 aprons out of a collection of 500. At the entrance was a guestbook and a sign saying, Share your favorite apron story!
Only one favorite? But I have so many!
My students, both 6th grade and 8th grade, crack the shit outta me but also make me wanna strangle them. My time has been enjoyable but consuming and exhausting. They're the heavens and the earth boiled down to a single drop and I love em (how could you not when 11 yr olds make Dan Quayle jokes, are into Norse Mythology, and write things like "And in my mind it's all too late, like pigs in the slaughterhouse trying to mate"?), but at the same time I want to toss them out a moving vehicle.
The 6th graders are great cuz theyre more personable and the opposite sex still pretty much has cooties, making drama a non-issue. On the other hand, the materials limited and theres not exactly the most intelligent thinking going on.
The 8th graders are great cuz theyre able to do more and they can handle more controversial material. On the other hand, their moods are like Minnesota weather. Wait five minutes, the wind will change, and theyll go from completely engaged to moody or out of control.
I've felt my patience deteriorate. but believe it or not, I'm also having a great time. it's very give-and-take.
ANGRY RANTING!
Me: Guess
8gg: 20...21...22...23...?
Me: Yep, 23.
8gg: Oh. So you're illegal then.
Me: Yes...yes, I am illegal.
I think what she meant was that she was illegal.
I shared that only because I found it humorous that an 8th grader would say such a thing. I prefer women whose attempts at writing a simile don't result in something like "I like to go swimming" or "I whistle as I walk to school."
So my student teaching is nearly complete, with only one more week to go. This week: SPRING BREAK! woot!
One field trip in particular for the 6th graders included viewing post mortem photos. Twas both spooky and depressing.
We also visited a room containing 100 aprons out of a collection of 500. At the entrance was a guestbook and a sign saying, Share your favorite apron story!
Only one favorite? But I have so many!
My students, both 6th grade and 8th grade, crack the shit outta me but also make me wanna strangle them. My time has been enjoyable but consuming and exhausting. They're the heavens and the earth boiled down to a single drop and I love em (how could you not when 11 yr olds make Dan Quayle jokes, are into Norse Mythology, and write things like "And in my mind it's all too late, like pigs in the slaughterhouse trying to mate"?), but at the same time I want to toss them out a moving vehicle.
The 6th graders are great cuz theyre more personable and the opposite sex still pretty much has cooties, making drama a non-issue. On the other hand, the materials limited and theres not exactly the most intelligent thinking going on.
The 8th graders are great cuz theyre able to do more and they can handle more controversial material. On the other hand, their moods are like Minnesota weather. Wait five minutes, the wind will change, and theyll go from completely engaged to moody or out of control.
I've felt my patience deteriorate. but believe it or not, I'm also having a great time. it's very give-and-take.
ANGRY RANTING!
Incidentally, the bokken is SEXY as hell. It's what GOD must feel like when He's wielding a bokken. Theres a chance that picture posting of narcissism may ensue.
Also sexy is someone translating a whole epic poem from its original Latin. mmm baby.
Im not even feeling that social now that Im finally on spring break. I just want to seclude myself in my room. I gots things to write, books to read, movies to watch, crafts to make, cds to mix, and papers to proofread.
"Sea Calm" by Langston Hughes
How still,
How strangely still
The water is today.
It is not good
For water
To be so still that way.
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I don't think I could handle teaching. At least not those age groups. You must be a saint.
i didn't know it was hard to find though. but then, i pretty much buy everythin off the net, so i always find what i'm after. thank fuck for Amazon! (and others similar sites..)