Stuff you can say in public

School has been... well, it's middle school. What do you want? I just graded the most recent quiz and have realized that they haven't been listening to a single word I've said for the past week at least. Great.

Starting tomorrow my most difficult class should be cut in half, with the most disruptive students gone to another (more experienced) teacher. I really hope she convinces them to cut the bullshit, because almost nobody in that class was getting anything done. I think I need to spend tomorrow laying down the law to the students that are left -- which is just FANTASTIC, since goodness knows there's plenty of time in the pacing guide for behavior modification and going over classroom expectations. Oh yeah, and the fact that we're already three weeks behind and it looks like they weren't paying any attention to the entire last chapter? No problem.

Leeetle bit frustrated. Had a good last period Friday, though (they did the worksheet! Pathetic to be excited about that, but I'll take what I can get) so am feeling not as defeated as has sometimes been the case.

Back to the grading grindstone.

Got a call from the Field Placement person at 6:45 tonight with the name and cell number of a principal to call tomorrow morning to talk about starting student teaching Monday. Cross your fingers.

(Well, actually two numbers -- apparently she can't tell if the number she wrote down is a 3 or a 9 and I should try both. Grrreat.)

(I can't shake this feeling -- call the principal? Horrors! But the principal is only for if you've done something really bad! One of these days I'll start seeing school less from the student's-eye view, right?)