At one point during my morning class I looked up from a group of kids I was working with and saw that Twitch had flipped his collar up and pulled his head nearly all the way into his shirt.
I went over to his table and sat next to him.
He turned to look at me.
Only his [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Why I heart middle school’
May 6, 2008
Mista’ Moustache
April 3, 2008
Perception
From a story a student handed in the other day:
“He knocked on the door and a very old woman about 34 years old opened the door.”
Hmmm…
March 13, 2008
Lightbulb!
I have so many students who are so smart and capable of doing well, but they are just a bit lazy. I think we all have those kinds of kids. They should be getting 90’s but they are barely hanging on to a 75 because they try to eek by with the bare minimum of [...]
February 14, 2008
Catching Up
Wow, so many things are happening, so little time to post about them!
1) I am FINALLY sleeping better. This has improved my mood immeasurably.
2) Hilarious staff problems at school. Ever work with someone who is so socially inept that it’s funny? That’s where it’s at. It’s almost painful to watch as the situation spirals out [...]
December 14, 2007
Gotta Do The ‘Do
Speedy G is one of my secret favorites. I know I’ve mentioned this, but the kid is so small and sweet, you just can’t help but to adore him.
One of his notable features is his hair. It’s jet-black and he wears it all slicked up and back. It bounces around and I tend to tease [...]
November 14, 2007
Reason #362 Why I Love Middle School
We have been working on a fairly large poster project for the last few days, and today the kids were finally done with the drafting phase and ready for the actual poster making materials.
My first year teaching, these kinds of projects were a disaster. My supplies consisted of a rag-tag assortment of used colored pencils [...]
