lemme put you bitches to school

i know, i know.

its been a long time.

also, the title is a little more vulgar than you're used to.

anyways, lemme give you crazy kids an update. (not a down date. hahaha im witty.)

anyways.

i'm going to assume that the last time i updated this i was still student teaching. well my friends... times have changed.

i graduated.

that's right. i graduated.

class of 2010 kids. class of 2010.

i then spent much of my free time having panic attacks about basically everything.

i'm talking full out panic attacks here... my poor roommate never had any idea what to do. she managed though... ish.

month of june? i worked at the boys and girls club. it was pretty epic. got hit in the arm by 7 year olds a couple times. it was there that i realized that i am not having kids for a long, long, long time. seriously. a looooong time.

little kids be crazy.

anways. the job hunt is on ish. ive got some things here and there.

the thing im most excited about is definitely decorating my room. i came to this realization recently.

here are some things that i know im going to do as a teacher:

1. have a kick ass room

2. never dress like a teacher.

3. read cool things. like articles about robert downey jr. ( when i was an 11th grader, we read this article about robert downey jr, and all i really remember was that it was super good, and that there was a picture of robert downey jr on the front page. it was sooo good. what it had to do with america.... or the american dream.. i dont really know. but still SOOOO good. )

4. use music in the lessons.

ill keep the list going.

no worries.

well kids. im gonna go figure out more of my life.

ill try and do this more often.

on the eve of the day my lesson plans are due...

i choose to blog instead.

so. its spring break, and let me tell you, this week off was seriously needed.

its been a nice relaxing week, and i have been living up to what my kids told me as they exited first period last friday, " now don't go getting too wasted this spring break miss adame."

well, i havent been getting too wasted. ;)

the week before i left, i have to say were some of the times i felt most like a teacher. mind you, i wa observed, and that very same first period class was, dare i say, horrible, and my teacher was there too see that.... but, other than that it was nice.

i don't know how updated i have been keeping the world, however, we were reading "of mice and men" in class.

... can i just say that i cried twice while we were watching the movie.

yes, i know im a sucker for tears. but seriously. so good.

so, we finished the book. it was so good.

the kids were down. they loved it. etc.

so i've got a project planned for next week.

...its just a matter of planning it out.

and interestingly enough those plans are due tomorrow.

i should probably get back to that.

these kids are everywhere.

wuuuuutttt up?

so. it is sunday. can i just say that i love my weekends now?

on friday i had my midterm examination as a teacher.

yeah. it was some pretty big stuff. my exam occurred during my third period class, which is a smaller one, which makes me happy.

did i tell them before hand?

OH YES I DID.

no lie, as every kid walked in i said to them " not that you are ever a problem kid, but please, i'm being observed today, and if you could participate, that would be reallly awesome."

some kids were nice, others saw that as an opportunity for a free for all. great.

in general, they were nice kids though.

i will say that one of my favorite kids walked in with a "cara de trajedia" which means face of tragedy. i asked him what was wrong, and he informed me that someone had informed him how "of mice and men" had ended. poor thing. he was so upset.

is it wrong that it made me a little happy? not that he was upset. ok, maybe that he was a little upset. but also that he was so happy and involved in the book.

kids reading is awesome!

OH! funny story, today i was at breakfast, and lo and behold i run into a student. thankfully, it was a nice one that generally likes me.

you know what was really awesome, when he said " so this is awkward... huh?" and i replied "yes. yes it is."

but we hugged and i said bye, and i went to breakfast. i've got some good kids.

wednesday is TAKS. who is excited!!! me!!

so. i got busy.

as you very well may know. i havent updated this bad boy in a while.

normally, i would give you a daily play by play.. however.. i can't tell you what i've done since february ninth.

so ill just kind of update you a little bit.

were reading of mice and men!!! can you say most EXCELLENT book ever?

because it so is.

so. kids are getting involved. I'm starting to feel like im in freedom writers.... and what happens? A KID READS TO THE END OF THE BOOK.

now lemme tell you, if there was anyway i could get away with hitting someone in the face (and by someone i mean a student) because ... seriously? you're gonna read to the end.

and then, to top that off... the kid proceeds to tell someone in front of him... and in true highschool fashion, the girl in the front, ( in a very nasal, high, loud voice) GEORGE SHOOTS WHO?!?!

efffffff.

and then it spread to all the other classes, so now i just have pockets of kids in each class who are trying to BLACKMAIL me so that they dont have to do work.

granted, great idea.. but still

oh and lost can eff off too.

OH. i gave up cursing for lent. TERRIBLE idea.

k guys.

next week is the taks test so thankfully after that i won't have to be spitting taks things out of my mouth like a robot anymore!

can you say heck yea?!

my life be like ooooaa oooooaa

so.

a few things:

1. i really love that show called the buried life. if i could, i would be just like them. who doesn't want to do things that they always wanted to do in life?

2. my kids are apparently starting to like me a lot more. lets update you on some scenarios shall we?


so. i dont really remember wednesday or thursday, but i will tell you some funny stories from friday and today.


wait, are you wondering why im not talking about yesterday...
no worries. i dont have a time turner like hermione in harry potter. even though that would be freaking SWEET.

...jealous.

what was i talking about? ok. friday.

so, as i have been saying. i think my kids like me a lot better.
HOWEVER, as i was walking to my car after a long day of teaching, one of my kids yells out, "now don't get too wasted tonight miisss"

my.jaw.dropped. have you ever seen those cartoons where the jaw drops to the floor? thats what happened to mine

and what was my response?

"i'm a lady."

...how is that a response at all?
did i deny anything at all?
no.

can you say fail?

lets just say my face got bright red (im talking tomato here) and i walked to my car in shame.


toooooday was pretty good.

however, eighth period came around.

so all my teachers do this thing where they say " clap twice if you can hear me" and everyone shuts up and claps twice and all is good in the world.

lets put ourselves in that situation shall we?

the class is gettin crunk, and everyone is way too loud.
i try and combat it with the phrase " clap twice if you can hear me"

oh. and here is the kicker.

one girl claps. ONCE. and looks around, realizes that noone else is clapping and stops.

can you say fail?

i swear i could hear crickets. oh what has become of my life.

i cant even get my kids to clap.

so this one time.. i was teaching.. and an officer came in.

so.

lets talk about this, shall we?

yesterday was the first day that i taught all of my lessons which i prepared all on my own. so. no big deal there.

so. everythings going great, kids are learning, and they are learning about the great depression... and writing about pictures, and everything is great. (picture a great classroom, everyone is learning. think tank. awesome. any other amazing words you wanna throw in, you can.)

then BAM.

a kid walks into my classroom, and yells "miss, its smells like marijuana up in hurrrr."

and i was like. " ok. well sit down. because we have stuff to do."

so, my teacher leaves because he said he forgot to give another teacher something.

so here i am alone in a classroom which apparently smells like pot, teaching kids who are kinda out of it and hyped up off of sugar from lunch. (ideal situation right?) (HELL NAAAAAWWWW)

.... i talk like my kids now.

the change has begun....

anyways. so. kids are learning, im talking, and a lady comes in the room and asks where my teacher is.

i'm all " well he left to go give another teacher something, so i'm pretty sure he'll be right back"

buuut, she stayed in the class, and walked around.

... sniffing.

then she left and radioed and SRO (school po po.)

they walked in and sniffed around.

(apparently, people can also be drug dogs. i had no idea about this.)

OH. in case you were wondering. I'M STILL TEACHING.

so. some girl gets pulled out of class. because she be on that ganja.

and i was also informed to watch the girls around her, because drugs may gave been passed on.

so. this was all on the same day as me trying to teach my lessons.

just a day in the life. of me. teaching.

and in case anyone is wondering about how their classes are harder... well they arent.

i had a drug bust in mine. SO. is that a trump card? yes.

today was ok. i was mostly tired.

I'll update soon.

---pppppeeeeaaaace out plaaaaayas.

i see.... well people see me i guess.

if you couldn't tell by my awkwardly phrased title, today i was observed, for the first time.

(play triumphant music here)

that music obviously signifies the awesome job that i did. aaaaaaand because i am trying to distract myself from lesson planning i would love to tell you about it!

sorry. i got distracted with said lesson planning.

it happens.

also-- can i just say that this is the most tedious process ever.

(except for maybe that time alyssa untangled a kite. that was pretty intense, as well as completely tedious. i would have just thrown that shit away.)

anyways, i was complimented on my snazzy skirt. so... apparently someday, i will win the award for best dressed teacher.

and i also found out that my voice goes down when i ask the students questions.

however, i was told, that the remedy was just to always act like i was super exicted about whatever i was talking about.

good thing i'm trained in acting.

....and by that i mean i played the evil stepmother once in high school.

that may be hindering my teaching more than helping.

uh oh...