February 2012
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“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to...”
– Charles Bukowski
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Tonight in class we're watching Akeelah and the...
Let me tell you a story:
I worked at Rite-Aid for 6 years of my life during high school and college. When we started selling this cheap DVD player, my manager opened one DVD: Akeelah and the Bee. This movie replayed over and over and over again to showcase the DVD player. Every shift, I’d stand by the register and watch the movie. Every shift, I’d restart it once it finished.
I...
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Confession:
I’m tired today. Really, really tired.
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with...”
– Maya Angelou
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Oh, it's almost 11pm?
Whoops.
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luna-michelle:
THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED TONIGHT.
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I woke up and had strawberries with my breakfast. I love strawberries, guys.
Had a nearby middle school visit to observe my class today. 6 adults, me and 26 of the best students in the county. Pfft, please. After watching them smoothly transition from Guided Reading groups to mixed-leveled groups for whole group instruction, their principal said:
“Do they do anything she asks?”
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Madonna vs. Jersey Shore Debate:
6th grade student: Ms. C! Where were you yesterday?!
Me: Well, Madonna gave me a call on Saturday and asked if I'd be one of her backup dancers at the half-time show ... [trails off]
8th grade student: Dude. Don't believe her. She was rehabilitating from all the fist pumping she did at the Jersey Shore for her birthday this weekend.
Me: [gives a look] That's impossible.
8th grade student: Why?
Me: They frown upon cardigans at the Jersey Shore. You know how much I love cardigans.
A perk to being a beloved teacher:
The entire 6th - 8th grade serenades you with “Happy Birthday” in the cafeteria.
I think there was a twig in my eye - or something.
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I always feel like a strong, intelligent girl --...
“Ma’am. You have to turn the switch on.”
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When you're sick and you want someone?
I was sitting here wishing my mom lived closer and not a minute after: she texts me.
Moms know, man. Moms know.
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has...”
– Maya Angelou (via myquotelibrary)
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My favorite month is here:
This post is still true [minus a small detail]
January 2012
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I work for a very clever* county.
Today’s ELA Common Core training was basically a trick. One big magic trick. They’ve given us the standards and pacing guides. They’ve showed us how to unpack them. They’ve showed sample units and informed us of increasing text complexity. But, now: They want us to create thematic units for all objectives. Units they can put on our county portal and display for all teachers...
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You Can't Transmit Illness via Tumblr, right?
girlwithalessonplan: positivelypersistentteach: iamlittlei:
Because it’s looking like half of #Education is so sick they are calling off school.
Keep that nonsense away from me.
Let’s keep a Tally.
I’m 1 for tomorrow.
Ditto.
Ditto, ditto: I’m off to a Common Core training though. I’ll just sit through it like a zombie who cannot breathe.
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Well, this backfired:
I fell asleep at 8pm.
Now, I’m up at almost 11pm with a headache and a stuffy nose.
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Things that make today better:
My principal came to find me on my planning to inform me that my 6th grade students scored second highest on their reading benchmark out of ALL 6th grade classrooms in the county.
Take that, fancy schools. Take that.
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Reason #37 I know I'm getting sick:
My alarm was set for 5am.
I woke up at 6am.
Today is going to be awesome!*
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Clean slate:
8 hours.
8 bags of trash.
One very clean and organized apartment.
But, seriously: I purged tons of stuff that I’d been holding on to. I had drawers and drawers of stuff that I had kept “just because” [no rhyme or reason] My hope is that my cat will have more difficulty finding crap to knock off shelves now. Let’s cross our fingers, shall we?
On that note: I was losing...
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What two words can make my sleep schedule shudder?
Midnight Bowling.
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heygirlteacher →
heygirlteacher:
ohmuffins:
Guys.
Oh, look who made it on to: heygirlteacher!
I’d also like to take this opportunity to say:
[insert giggle here]
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Currently debating whether or not:
I can pull off the “tights and a dress” thing.
#obnoxioushipstergirlproblems
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Single digits!
9 dayyyyyyys.
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“Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s...”
– Obama (via kateoplis)
THIS.
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