Angry

>>I am angry. I am trying to distance myself from the situation. I am trying to think that it is just a student, and a family, and not everyone is perfect. I am breathing deep. Relaxing. I should run or something. I have a student who is an 8th grader that whenever he is pushed, or told something he does not like he just shuts down. He will shut down until whatever is making him upset (usually a person, or a period of the day) is over. For example: he does not want to do something in math. He will first say, "I can't write because my fingers hurt" Or " I cannot do that because I am so tired from not sleeping all night" etc. etc. excuses excuses. Then, you (or any teacher) will tell him "But Chris, you have to do this or you will not get a good grade..not get tickets.. not get fun friday" Then, he just puts his head down. or makes another excuse, or goes and sits in his desk. The new place we put him is in our "peace table"/ time out/ I need a break cubby. He used to run from the room and hide around the school so this is better. Anyways. Today. 7th period a reading group finished Holes last week. I was explaining how I am having the students make a cover for the book holes, but first they have to write the summary of the book and type it up and then they design the book cover. He was missed last week so he did not get to start his. He refused to do this, and then explained how he remembered nothing from the book. I gave him a copy of the book and said that he could read through it to try and remember. Again, he couldnt remember anything, and then his hand hurt and he couldnt write. I explained how this is the end of the book project and if he does not complete it he will get a 0 and then his grade will suffer. He stood up and went to the peace cubby. He sat their quietly through the whole period, and then it was time to get on the bus. He refused to get up. refused to answer anyone. would not speak. I should warn you that his mother had called me this morning to explain how he may be having a bad day but she has zero gas in her car and no money to get any so she cannot come and get him no matter what.

Finally we got him out of the cubby and into the office where his bus had to leave him and he had to sit there. His mother could not come and get him. I hid out in another teachers room because I was upset. THe student knew he couldnt get picked up and that he was too far to walk. I was upset I am upset. So, i needed to relax. Then i find out that they called the cobs to come and pikck up the kid and they would not come and said that this is the schools issue. So the principle said he would drive him home. He still refused to get into the car.

Finally i go back into the office and talk with him and we get him into the principles care but only because I will go with them. So we drove this student home, and now I am home. and still upset and trying to calm down.

GAH!.