Phillip :
I want to shoot calves in the desert.
Aide: what do you want to learn the most about?
Phillip: soil
Aide: you want to learn about soil?
Phillip: I hate soil
Me: then why do you want to learn about it?
Phillip: because soil is cute.
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Monday, March 12, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Another day..
>>Nick: I don't know why anyone would want to be a teacher. It seems boring.
Me: Trust me you guys are never boring.
>>A few weeks ago (after vacation) I thought to myself, I am sort of a lazy teacher. I sit at my group table. Move back and forth to my desk. Do the same thing almost daily. Never mixing it up. I had not tested my students skills or goals since before break. I RARELY left my classroom. I felt like I was being lazy. I felt like I should be more involved, more proactive. I spoke too soon. Within the last two weeks I have come home EXHAUSTED. I feel like I barely have time to think. I left the house two days last week, locked the door and realized I didn't have my car keys with me. I find myself checking my work email until 9 o'clock and night and REPLYING to emails because there is just so much to do. I have scratch paper notes stuck in every section of my planner to remind me of things that need to be done. I synced my outlook (work) calendar with my phone to ensure that I would remember everything, and that I could add appts. while I am at home and thinking. I had a student climb on the roof. Last week I had a meeting everyday after school (well except friday) 2 on thursday. 2 during school hours, and plus one in the morning. I had duty 3 days last week, an aide change schedule, and took out Jamie mid-week. So far this week, I had a speech teacher pawn off a student to my caseload, a student become violent and get suspended for 3 days. A meeting that lasted until 4 after school and then I brought Jamie home. Tomorrow I have duty, taking Jamie out. Wednesday I have a meeting during my lunch, and a meeting before school. I never again will say that I feel lazy.
>>Quotes: YAY WE"VE MISSED THIS FUN PART!
Phillip: Tomorrow I want to learn how to speak whale.. AHHOOOOHHHOOO.
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Nick: I am 2 weeks off of energy drinks.. I think I have ADHD.
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Sam: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT I AM A FULL GROWN TEENAGER!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Always crazy
>>I could begin each one of my posts with "this week was crazyyyy". I am trying to just admit to myself that my job is crazy. Being a teacher is crazy, but teaching special education is crazyyyy. Everyday is different. Every student is different. This week we had a different schedule EVERY SINGLE DAY of the week. Monday was regular. Tuesday was intervention day. Wednesday intervention day. Thursday assembly (periods went: assembly, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 7). Friday was a minimum day (periods went: 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7) My students have difficulties learning when they don't know what is coming next, or where they are supposed to go next. To top it all off, my 6 hour aide was absent wednesday - friday. We survived. Kids were nuts. Adults were nuts. So what did I do? One night I cried (this first time this year!) and next day I just laughed. I embraced it. I HAVE to.
>>Apparently Philip thinks our new I.A. looks like a judge of America's Got Talent. Phillip LOVES that show. He could talk about that ALL DAY LONG. He knows the acts, what they do, what their names are etc. He thinks that the new I.A. looks like Pierce, so while playing UNO we finally figured how why he had been calling him Pierce since he got here. I asked Philip about the winner, and he told me the name (I don't remember) and then I asked "well what act did he do?"
Phillip: He danced. He danced on a pole! He is going to vegas. He won. and Dances on a pole.
Me: He dances with a pole?
Phillip: I want to dance on a pole. I want to go to vegas and dane on pole.
Me: No, Phillip thats dangerous.
Philip: No. Miss __. I can do it! It not dangerous. I dance on pole.
Me: Phillip. Okay, but thats for adults. So you can't do that.
Phililp: No. I do it. I dance on pole.
John: Philip, thats what girls do! They dance with poles.
Phillip: I can do it! I'll be good at it!
We attempted to end the conversation there.. HA!.
>>Also, Sam gave a girl his phone number. He came in yesterday morning and wanted to tell me something important, but I had to promise I would not tell any of the other kids. He pulled me outside and explained, how the girl he liked last year, helped him figure out his cell phone number and write it down on a piece of paper for her. He was SO excited. I'm glad he shared it :)
>>Apparently Philip thinks our new I.A. looks like a judge of America's Got Talent. Phillip LOVES that show. He could talk about that ALL DAY LONG. He knows the acts, what they do, what their names are etc. He thinks that the new I.A. looks like Pierce, so while playing UNO we finally figured how why he had been calling him Pierce since he got here. I asked Philip about the winner, and he told me the name (I don't remember) and then I asked "well what act did he do?"
Phillip: He danced. He danced on a pole! He is going to vegas. He won. and Dances on a pole.
Me: He dances with a pole?
Phillip: I want to dance on a pole. I want to go to vegas and dane on pole.
Me: No, Phillip thats dangerous.
Philip: No. Miss __. I can do it! It not dangerous. I dance on pole.
Me: Phillip. Okay, but thats for adults. So you can't do that.
Phililp: No. I do it. I dance on pole.
John: Philip, thats what girls do! They dance with poles.
Phillip: I can do it! I'll be good at it!
We attempted to end the conversation there.. HA!.
>>Also, Sam gave a girl his phone number. He came in yesterday morning and wanted to tell me something important, but I had to promise I would not tell any of the other kids. He pulled me outside and explained, how the girl he liked last year, helped him figure out his cell phone number and write it down on a piece of paper for her. He was SO excited. I'm glad he shared it :)
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
>>Just quotes today:
Frank: Do we really get free time today?
Me: Yes, if you finished all your work and were well behaved, you get free time.
Frank: you should get ping pong in here!
Me: Ping pong?
Sam: No! I pool table!
Me: Where would I put that? Just get rid of all the desks and put in a pool table?
Sam: Sure!
Phillip: How about a hot tub!
Eddie: Yeah, I have 20 dollars, i'll get you to help out!
Me: 20 dollars? that's a small fraction of how much it's going to cost.
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HA! I wish we could set up all that stuff in my classroom!
Frank: Do we really get free time today?
Me: Yes, if you finished all your work and were well behaved, you get free time.
Frank: you should get ping pong in here!
Me: Ping pong?
Sam: No! I pool table!
Me: Where would I put that? Just get rid of all the desks and put in a pool table?
Sam: Sure!
Phillip: How about a hot tub!
Eddie: Yeah, I have 20 dollars, i'll get you to help out!
Me: 20 dollars? that's a small fraction of how much it's going to cost.
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HA! I wish we could set up all that stuff in my classroom!
Monday, September 12, 2011
quotes:
Phillip: Don't worry. I am not a zombie.
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(reading a story where a dog gets a bath)
Phillip: Shag is in the hot tub, relaxing
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Eddie: Hey, when we have our ice cream float party, can you bring pop rocks to put on top?
Me: What?
Nick: Do you know how to make a bomb?
Me: what what!?
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(reading a story where a dog gets a bath)
Phillip: Shag is in the hot tub, relaxing
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Eddie: Hey, when we have our ice cream float party, can you bring pop rocks to put on top?
Me: What?
Nick: Do you know how to make a bomb?
Me: what what!?
Saturday, September 10, 2011
>>I am starting to get back into the swing of blogging every once in a while, and also to write down the funny things my students say so that I can post them here for everyone to laugh at. Yesterday I took my students to "special person's day" at our county fair. It was WAY TOO HOT. but I am proud to say we survived. Having only half as many kiddos as last year, makes things amazing. We all had a great time, and we came back to class and got to play some card games. It was really nice.
Quotes:
(While drawing pictures of animal habitats for science)
Phillip: I drew a zebra. and a alligator. alligator eats the zebra. I'll call the news about it!
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Eddie: I met someone who knows our president! you know the one who lives in sacramento?
Me: You mean the governor?
Eddie: yea the one that says "I'll be there next time or whatever?"
Me: You mean "I'll be back?"
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Sam: You should get a tattoo! You know it should say "I'm a teacher!" You know and it could have that Uncle sam pointing too!
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Quotes:
(While drawing pictures of animal habitats for science)
Phillip: I drew a zebra. and a alligator. alligator eats the zebra. I'll call the news about it!
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Eddie: I met someone who knows our president! you know the one who lives in sacramento?
Me: You mean the governor?
Eddie: yea the one that says "I'll be there next time or whatever?"
Me: You mean "I'll be back?"
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Sam: You should get a tattoo! You know it should say "I'm a teacher!" You know and it could have that Uncle sam pointing too!
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Look!
>>Two posts in a row, I AM SO IMPRESSED. Since the room and students are getting into the swing of things, I am feeling calmer and happier. I am still exhausted when I come home (especially because I pretty much work 2 jobs), but having only 9 students is AMAZING. I cannot say that enough. I am trying to relax with things in my classroom like sending my students into general education classes, and always working VERY VERY VERY hard on our work. I still think pushing into general education classes is important. VERY important. Without this, my students would not get exposure to important things like history, science, P.E, electives and such. BUT, (and a very important but) every student is different. Some students get A LOT from being social in other classes. They are able to sit through a lecture, follow along while other students are reading, even read out loud in class. Other students are not at this level. They cannot read, they cannot follow along. THey have difficulties taking notes. So, in these cases it is better to pull these students out, and teach them science they CAN understand. I had to learn that each grade level/student is on a case by case basis and sometimes these things work out better than others.
>>The other aspect is sitting through each period and getting a lot of work done. During language arts, math and reading (these are the periods I have my students) I really focused on them learning how to sit and work. Following teacher directions, and being able to sit and work until the period was over. Reading, math worksheets, flash cards, sight words. There was never a free moment and I SAW PROGRESS. But, as my students become lower leveled, there needs to be more of a focus on social skills, functional skills, and just how to be a productive member of a classroom. These students need to learn how to not interrupt during a conversation. How to keep your hands to yourself. How to raise your hand, sit quietly, and get along with others. How to cook, read a recipe, take the bus, file, push in your chair, say hello, how to answer how are you. What is appropriate to share with friends, adults, strangers. Every year my class changes depending on my students, and this year its VERY different. My focus has to change. and that is difficult. I felt like after getting my first full year finished I would be prepared, but I have to be adaptable. I have to realize that next year I may have students who need to be pushed with their academics, who can handle being pushed into regular education classes, but right now my class is not like that. It's a good realization, but its difficult just the same.
>>The first wednesday of every month our library has a book sale that I take my students to, which we did today. While looking at the movies one of my students looks at a movie and goes:
Student: YOU DONT WANT TO WATCH THAT! it's all about old people kissing!
>>The other aspect is sitting through each period and getting a lot of work done. During language arts, math and reading (these are the periods I have my students) I really focused on them learning how to sit and work. Following teacher directions, and being able to sit and work until the period was over. Reading, math worksheets, flash cards, sight words. There was never a free moment and I SAW PROGRESS. But, as my students become lower leveled, there needs to be more of a focus on social skills, functional skills, and just how to be a productive member of a classroom. These students need to learn how to not interrupt during a conversation. How to keep your hands to yourself. How to raise your hand, sit quietly, and get along with others. How to cook, read a recipe, take the bus, file, push in your chair, say hello, how to answer how are you. What is appropriate to share with friends, adults, strangers. Every year my class changes depending on my students, and this year its VERY different. My focus has to change. and that is difficult. I felt like after getting my first full year finished I would be prepared, but I have to be adaptable. I have to realize that next year I may have students who need to be pushed with their academics, who can handle being pushed into regular education classes, but right now my class is not like that. It's a good realization, but its difficult just the same.
>>The first wednesday of every month our library has a book sale that I take my students to, which we did today. While looking at the movies one of my students looks at a movie and goes:
Student: YOU DONT WANT TO WATCH THAT! it's all about old people kissing!
Monday, June 6, 2011
3
>>Three days left. Tomorrow is our last full day really, Wednesday are picnics, and thursday is a half day with graduation at night. Jamie's uncle who has custody came into class this morning to full me in with the plan, but also to express how amazing I am. He said how he def. could not have survived this year without me, and I have been amazing. He asked me if this was a new career for me, and I said yes it's my first year, and he made a comment about how easy it must be for me to get emotionally attached. I care a lot about Jamie, and we have been through way to much this year, but I felt like it was cheapened when he made that comment. (does that make sense?) LIke, oh, if I had been a teacher long, maybe I would have gone to court with him while he was getting taken away from his mom? Or maybe I wouldnt have taken him out so many times when he was at the children's shelter over christmas vacation? I'm not sure what he meant. But, it meant a lot for him to acknowledge how much we've done and helped with jamie this year. He said that Jamie may not be coming back this year, which is really really sad for me, but prob for the best. I do not know what to think.
Quotes:
Sam: (while looking through the yearbook) I don't really like that girl. I just wanna fix her face.
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Carl: I swear he has a swat sign on his wall (he meant swastika)
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Aide: Why would you cheat at this game! You cant grab whatever card you want! You have to take the top...
Carl: (while he is taking out his phone) Hold on.. let me record this.
Quotes:
Sam: (while looking through the yearbook) I don't really like that girl. I just wanna fix her face.
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Carl: I swear he has a swat sign on his wall (he meant swastika)
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Aide: Why would you cheat at this game! You cant grab whatever card you want! You have to take the top...
Carl: (while he is taking out his phone) Hold on.. let me record this.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
4
>>4 days left. Grades are in (completely). Every single IEP signed and submitted. This weekend will be spent updating IEP goals, and burning end of the year DVDs for my kiddos. My students are so wild, and crazy, and inappropriate. How to make them understand that sometimes I dont want to hear about their girl problems, or private thoughts? I try to express to them that my classroom is safe place. They can talk with me about stuff that they possibly cant talk with their parents about. I really do not mind giving them social help, because a lot of them don't have the social graces that other kids do. Who else is going to be there to explain to them how to talk with girls? and not act awkward? That is part of the job of being a special education teacher right? Not just teaching them academics, but teaching them how be successful in the real world?
>>I was recently asked to take on a home-hospital case. Did I mention this? Home-hospital students are students that are too medically fragile to attend school, so they receive school in their home. I have not met the student yet, but she is a 5 year old baby girl. I am excited to learn, and scared because I have never done this before and I hope I can handle it.
Quotes:
(one of my students was drawing a pirate ship)
Zed: You get to be on my crew! You do too (aide)!
Aide: I dont want a job! I just wanna eat!
Me: Maybe she could be the taste tester?
Paul: Thats way too dangerous!
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(discussing snot and picking your nose)
Jamie: I never pick my nose, not since I was a kid and my snot went down my throat into my stomach and then down there (points at crotch area) and then sprayed out! it was all gooey!
>>I was recently asked to take on a home-hospital case. Did I mention this? Home-hospital students are students that are too medically fragile to attend school, so they receive school in their home. I have not met the student yet, but she is a 5 year old baby girl. I am excited to learn, and scared because I have never done this before and I hope I can handle it.
Quotes:
(one of my students was drawing a pirate ship)
Zed: You get to be on my crew! You do too (aide)!
Aide: I dont want a job! I just wanna eat!
Me: Maybe she could be the taste tester?
Paul: Thats way too dangerous!
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(discussing snot and picking your nose)
Jamie: I never pick my nose, not since I was a kid and my snot went down my throat into my stomach and then down there (points at crotch area) and then sprayed out! it was all gooey!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
8 days
>>Things have been very calm around the classroom. We are winding down. The kids are a little antsy, but things have gone well. I have two more meetings and then I am done! We only have 8 days left, and really only 4 are working days. I'm excited but sad that school is coming to an end.
Quotes:
(while talking about Justin Beiber)
Sam: I sort of don't hate his music, I just hate his face.
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Aide: Are you a cone head.. from the planet,.... uhm.. what planet were they from?
Frank: Eqypt?
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Sam: I accidently smokes a cigarette when this asian guy on his bike said to me "come on smoke this!"
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(when referring to above)
Aide: How did it make you feel?
Sam: Popular.
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Sam: Then another time, this other asian guy rode up and said here pee in this and showed me a cup and I just ran away.
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Marcus: (Hands Sam a cup) Here I already peed in this cup. See it's black! (He's african american)
Quotes:
(while talking about Justin Beiber)
Sam: I sort of don't hate his music, I just hate his face.
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Aide: Are you a cone head.. from the planet,.... uhm.. what planet were they from?
Frank: Eqypt?
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Sam: I accidently smokes a cigarette when this asian guy on his bike said to me "come on smoke this!"
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(when referring to above)
Aide: How did it make you feel?
Sam: Popular.
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Sam: Then another time, this other asian guy rode up and said here pee in this and showed me a cup and I just ran away.
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Marcus: (Hands Sam a cup) Here I already peed in this cup. See it's black! (He's african american)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Girls/ 11 days
>> There are only 11 days left of school. Because there are only 11 days left of school, my students are having the most impossible time focusing. Even though they are still required (mostly by me) to complete work. They tend to find every excuse to NOT do work, and to chatterbox it up with everyone else. The topic of discussion lately has been girls. Let me first begin this discussion with special education students cannot handle girls. Well, actually middle school boys cannot handle girls. I know it is difficult for many of my students because they are AWARE that they are in special education, and they hate it! I do not take offense to it because nobody wants to be different, let alone in middle school when things are so hard. Students hate to be seen walking into my classroom, walking with me, being pulled out, etc. But, anytime a middle school girl comes into our classroom my studnents cannot function. they get giddy, or quiet, or weird. They either talk too little, or not enough, or refuse to do anything. I am perfectly honest with my students about how, it is fine having Grace as the only girl in our class because if we had anymore these boys wouldnt get anything done. So today while one on one reading with students, two girls came in to get cards signed for another teacher. Jaime completely shut down and asked if we could wait to read until they left. Then he said,
Jamie: Can I go flirt with them? Can I? Can I go flirt with them?
Me: What? What are you talking about?
Jamie: Come on, can I go flirt with them?
Me: Okay, sure, lets see your best moves!
Jamie: wait.. uhm.. nevermind.
>>Now, because spring is in the air, the topic of discussion amongst everyone is Sam. Sam likes some girl, and on friday (when Sam was absent) Marcus told the girl Sam liked her. (Don't ask me why I am privileged to all this info) Sam was at first very mad at Marcus, but then, he found out the girl likes him back. He is so stressed out because he just does not know what to do.
Sam: She likes me too. But I want to tell her we should be friends first. Because I am definitly not ready for a relationship. Do you think she'd be okay with that? I have a feeling shes going to tell me "wait! no! lets be boyfriend and girlfriend" What do I do then?
>>It's a whole mess and it causes everyone to not concentrate. Then, to top it all off Phillip brings in a rose for Grace today. Then asks her to marry him. Sam proceeds to say "No! Not like that! do it like this!" and shows him how to get down on one knee and ask her to marry him. Phillip does this. Grace takes the flower but says no.
WOW spring.
Jamie: Can I go flirt with them? Can I? Can I go flirt with them?
Me: What? What are you talking about?
Jamie: Come on, can I go flirt with them?
Me: Okay, sure, lets see your best moves!
Jamie: wait.. uhm.. nevermind.
>>Now, because spring is in the air, the topic of discussion amongst everyone is Sam. Sam likes some girl, and on friday (when Sam was absent) Marcus told the girl Sam liked her. (Don't ask me why I am privileged to all this info) Sam was at first very mad at Marcus, but then, he found out the girl likes him back. He is so stressed out because he just does not know what to do.
Sam: She likes me too. But I want to tell her we should be friends first. Because I am definitly not ready for a relationship. Do you think she'd be okay with that? I have a feeling shes going to tell me "wait! no! lets be boyfriend and girlfriend" What do I do then?
>>It's a whole mess and it causes everyone to not concentrate. Then, to top it all off Phillip brings in a rose for Grace today. Then asks her to marry him. Sam proceeds to say "No! Not like that! do it like this!" and shows him how to get down on one knee and ask her to marry him. Phillip does this. Grace takes the flower but says no.
WOW spring.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
13
>>I called my kids a bunch of creeps today. Then, I caught a bunch of them discussing shaving their underparts. Disturbing. I swear I am a good teacher. :)
>>I also know I am destined to be a teacher because of what happened after school today. I found out I have 75 dollars to spend from PTC. So I am trying to spend it before the end of the year. I went to Staples and it was the most amazing thing. I bought binders, paperclips, post-its, and pens. It was AMAZING! i am such a teacher. I love new school supplies :)
Quotes:
Marcus: Why would she save a booger? SHES A LADY!
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Jamie: And then they wrote on myspace "He had sex with hannah montana! so I had to delete my account"
Marcus: You dont have to say that! Just say he bing-bonged her!
>>I also know I am destined to be a teacher because of what happened after school today. I found out I have 75 dollars to spend from PTC. So I am trying to spend it before the end of the year. I went to Staples and it was the most amazing thing. I bought binders, paperclips, post-its, and pens. It was AMAZING! i am such a teacher. I love new school supplies :)
Quotes:
Marcus: Why would she save a booger? SHES A LADY!
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Jamie: And then they wrote on myspace "He had sex with hannah montana! so I had to delete my account"
Marcus: You dont have to say that! Just say he bing-bonged her!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
15
>>15 more days of school. I'm not sure if I am beyond excited (mostly to sleep in) or a little bit sad. One of my students brought a knife to school today. Just a small pocket knife, but another student told me about it, and it was scary! we had to search him until we found it. He got to stay at school for the rest of the day. And Its kinda scary to know that prob. nothing will come from it. I'm not really sure how i feel. Almost just numb.
Quotes:
Aide: Who is the president that helped freed the slaves?
Sam: Abe Leepercum!
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Carl: What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing she's already been told twice.
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Sam: You are too old to smack a girls butt!
Quotes:
Aide: Who is the president that helped freed the slaves?
Sam: Abe Leepercum!
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Carl: What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing she's already been told twice.
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Sam: You are too old to smack a girls butt!
Monday, May 16, 2011
16 days.
>>Things have been okay. A little wild and crazy but, we are surviving. I just have quotes to post today, since I'm exhausted and I want to be lazy.
:)
Carl: Yea, I use girls shampoo. That's how come my hair smells like the ocean!
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Sam: hey. we are men! we can do what we want. You are women you do the work!
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Sam: The clouds were like made of rainbows! The sky was a rainbow! Is that even possible? Marcus thought we were high!
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(As I am sitting at my desk with my hands going through my hair)
Carl: Uh Oh. Thats the stressed look. you always do that when youre stressed! are you okay?
:)
Carl: Yea, I use girls shampoo. That's how come my hair smells like the ocean!
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Sam: hey. we are men! we can do what we want. You are women you do the work!
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Sam: The clouds were like made of rainbows! The sky was a rainbow! Is that even possible? Marcus thought we were high!
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(As I am sitting at my desk with my hands going through my hair)
Carl: Uh Oh. Thats the stressed look. you always do that when youre stressed! are you okay?
Friday, May 6, 2011
Good news/bad news
>>What do you want first? The good news or the bad news? Always start with the bad and end with the good right?
The day began with our standarized testing. The FINAL day. After 3 days of 120-90 min. blocks of testing every morning, We had our final testing day (well, not the 8th graders but the other two!) About mid way through the testing time my principal comes in with one of my 8th graders, matthew. (Matthew was suspended not to long ago for pot) Anyways, While my kids are testing the principal goes On and On about what am I doing sending Matthew down to take the test with all the other 8th graders. He shouldnt be taking that test and What did he score last year, and why didnt we change him to the modified version of the test and he was just goofing around and not taking this seriously and blah blah. I went on to explain to him that I got Matthew in my class in Jan. The middle of Jan actually. His IEP was already held, so i could not change his test scores, and I did not even know him, and I did know even know what his test scores were from last year, so how could I really justify changing them. He ends the conversation with "Matthew will be testing in here for the rest of the time. " and then and he's leaving he says, "I know he just doesnt even understand it anyways" Matthew does not need that. He needs someone to have a little faith in him. He doesn't need someone to sit there and talk down to him when he already has the cards stacked against him. Matthew proceeded to just bubble in random answers and I tried to say, "he shouldnt have talked like that and blah blah" He was just really mad, and hurt. and i explained that I was mad too.
>>Things with Matthew calmed down. But, during P.E. Zed and Steve got into a fight with another student. A fist fight. Statements were written, things were dealt with. And it came down to the fact that Steve pretty much started the fighting, and continued it when another student got involved. Our Vp asked me what if I thought 1 day suspension was okay for fighting, and I agreed. But, I said she should prob talk with his mom because I am not sure if she would think that was okay. So we decided that either suspension or 3 days of after school dentention with me was mom's choice. urgh.
>>Finally, Principal comes in during lunch and found out that Matthew was found with visine in his pocket, which I guess is like "drug" related. So, he was going to get suspended. He ran from the principal, so they gave him 5 days plus a meeting to determine expulsion. It really makes me sad, but we will see what happens. I have never had to go through one of these before, so It will def be a learning experience. I cant save every kid.
>>I had some good news about something that happened today, but I forget.. Oh wait! yes. Phillip is doing wonderfully during lunch again. We have been our with him for two weeks, and his has not had any hitting/fighting/throwing things issues all week. Excellent!!!
FINALLY: I leave you with the funny quotes of the day!
((Note: I have decided to start putting the quotes in my phone so I can actually remember them. Hopefully I will have new ones everyday now))
Marcus: Yeah. I shave my armpits. It's annoying when you're trying to touch yourself and there is hair there.
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Me: What kind of tacos did you have last night for cinco de mayo?
Jamie: Bushy.
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Phillip: I Love you Sam.
Other kids: See! He said it! He loves you!
Sam: I like him. I like him like a friend. Not like a lover!
The day began with our standarized testing. The FINAL day. After 3 days of 120-90 min. blocks of testing every morning, We had our final testing day (well, not the 8th graders but the other two!) About mid way through the testing time my principal comes in with one of my 8th graders, matthew. (Matthew was suspended not to long ago for pot) Anyways, While my kids are testing the principal goes On and On about what am I doing sending Matthew down to take the test with all the other 8th graders. He shouldnt be taking that test and What did he score last year, and why didnt we change him to the modified version of the test and he was just goofing around and not taking this seriously and blah blah. I went on to explain to him that I got Matthew in my class in Jan. The middle of Jan actually. His IEP was already held, so i could not change his test scores, and I did not even know him, and I did know even know what his test scores were from last year, so how could I really justify changing them. He ends the conversation with "Matthew will be testing in here for the rest of the time. " and then and he's leaving he says, "I know he just doesnt even understand it anyways" Matthew does not need that. He needs someone to have a little faith in him. He doesn't need someone to sit there and talk down to him when he already has the cards stacked against him. Matthew proceeded to just bubble in random answers and I tried to say, "he shouldnt have talked like that and blah blah" He was just really mad, and hurt. and i explained that I was mad too.
>>Things with Matthew calmed down. But, during P.E. Zed and Steve got into a fight with another student. A fist fight. Statements were written, things were dealt with. And it came down to the fact that Steve pretty much started the fighting, and continued it when another student got involved. Our Vp asked me what if I thought 1 day suspension was okay for fighting, and I agreed. But, I said she should prob talk with his mom because I am not sure if she would think that was okay. So we decided that either suspension or 3 days of after school dentention with me was mom's choice. urgh.
>>Finally, Principal comes in during lunch and found out that Matthew was found with visine in his pocket, which I guess is like "drug" related. So, he was going to get suspended. He ran from the principal, so they gave him 5 days plus a meeting to determine expulsion. It really makes me sad, but we will see what happens. I have never had to go through one of these before, so It will def be a learning experience. I cant save every kid.
>>I had some good news about something that happened today, but I forget.. Oh wait! yes. Phillip is doing wonderfully during lunch again. We have been our with him for two weeks, and his has not had any hitting/fighting/throwing things issues all week. Excellent!!!
FINALLY: I leave you with the funny quotes of the day!
((Note: I have decided to start putting the quotes in my phone so I can actually remember them. Hopefully I will have new ones everyday now))
Marcus: Yeah. I shave my armpits. It's annoying when you're trying to touch yourself and there is hair there.
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Me: What kind of tacos did you have last night for cinco de mayo?
Jamie: Bushy.
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Phillip: I Love you Sam.
Other kids: See! He said it! He loves you!
Sam: I like him. I like him like a friend. Not like a lover!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
29 days left
>>Yes. 29 days left of school this year. Crazy crazy. I never thought I would survive. Let alone be winning awards. I'm very very proud of myself. I have grown up a lot this past year. Gotten braver, stronger, more confident. It feels good. Along those lines I had a parent in a 5th grade class came to observe my class to see if it would be a good fit for her son next year. She came with our director of special ed (for the district), the director of special ed (for the district her child lives in) and a person from the county. I was impressed with my students, my one aide in the room at the time, and myself with how well it went. Everyone was friendly, but I didnt really have much time to stop and chat. During which though, I heard the director from the other district say to the person from the county, "wow, it is amazing how much this class has changes" (since before I was there) and then when we left she said "You are awesome!" I am proud of us. i didnt even have to do things any differently since I knew they were coming to observe. We did things the same way we would have done whether there were people there or not. It did make my students nervous when they found out who was watching.
>>Ya know how I made that post on Tuesday, about how great it was to be back? and how amazing my students were, and How it was going to be a smooth rest of the year. I take it back. wednesday and thursday were hellish. Not hellish, just tough. I am being tested and I'm getting stumped and its hard for me to admit that. Wednesday, we started a new system where me or one of my aides is outside during lunch to keep an eye on Phillip. He has been hitting students, throwing things, slapping, etc. Tuesday went okay. The aide had to tell Phillip once not to hit students. Yesterday out of nowhere he picked up a rock and threw it at another kid. Right in the head. The aide pulled him aside and took him back to class. We talked with the principal and decided on a detention after school. I talked with mom and warned her. Then he proceeded to come back into class and play with his "private" area for the rest of the class period. Then, I have a student who is compulsively late. Everyday. he shows up 15, 20, 10, 5, minutes late. I have given him detention after detention. I am stumped. I dont know what to do. Today I made him a deal that he can be late as long as it it only 3 mins. If it is more, then he'll keep getting detentions. We will see.
>>Today Phillip did much better. Mom is fighting the detention but we are sticking to our guns. Steve today also stole 80 dollars from his mom. WE found out he HAD the 80 dollars and attempted to get him to let us hold the money until the end of the day. He refused so we called his mom and let her know. It turns out he had stolen the money from her. Mom came to school and called the cops to come and yell at him about it. Steve handled it relatively well. Without anger. Surprising.
>>What else. what else. I fell like a million things have been going on. But, I feel like those are the most major. I will leave you with a quote from the sweetest kid on earth Sam.
Sam: "Marcus, Steve, and Jaime, they always look at girls in inappropriate places! They always do! I dont. I tell them girls don't like that. They are always looking at girls inappropriately. When I look a girls I look at her face!"
Me: Thats good! and do you look at her personality?"
Sam: Yes! Thats very important too!
Me: Thats good Sam. Girls like that.
>>Ya know how I made that post on Tuesday, about how great it was to be back? and how amazing my students were, and How it was going to be a smooth rest of the year. I take it back. wednesday and thursday were hellish. Not hellish, just tough. I am being tested and I'm getting stumped and its hard for me to admit that. Wednesday, we started a new system where me or one of my aides is outside during lunch to keep an eye on Phillip. He has been hitting students, throwing things, slapping, etc. Tuesday went okay. The aide had to tell Phillip once not to hit students. Yesterday out of nowhere he picked up a rock and threw it at another kid. Right in the head. The aide pulled him aside and took him back to class. We talked with the principal and decided on a detention after school. I talked with mom and warned her. Then he proceeded to come back into class and play with his "private" area for the rest of the class period. Then, I have a student who is compulsively late. Everyday. he shows up 15, 20, 10, 5, minutes late. I have given him detention after detention. I am stumped. I dont know what to do. Today I made him a deal that he can be late as long as it it only 3 mins. If it is more, then he'll keep getting detentions. We will see.
>>Today Phillip did much better. Mom is fighting the detention but we are sticking to our guns. Steve today also stole 80 dollars from his mom. WE found out he HAD the 80 dollars and attempted to get him to let us hold the money until the end of the day. He refused so we called his mom and let her know. It turns out he had stolen the money from her. Mom came to school and called the cops to come and yell at him about it. Steve handled it relatively well. Without anger. Surprising.
>>What else. what else. I fell like a million things have been going on. But, I feel like those are the most major. I will leave you with a quote from the sweetest kid on earth Sam.
Sam: "Marcus, Steve, and Jaime, they always look at girls in inappropriate places! They always do! I dont. I tell them girls don't like that. They are always looking at girls inappropriately. When I look a girls I look at her face!"
Me: Thats good! and do you look at her personality?"
Sam: Yes! Thats very important too!
Me: Thats good Sam. Girls like that.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Funny Quotes
>>Things are slowly getting better.
Funny quote from today:
IA (instructional assitant): Oh! Phillip?! Did you tell Miss T. what sunday is?
Me: No, he didnt tell me. (even though I knew it was his birthday)
Phillip: ITS the OSCARS!
Me: hahhaa. thats true but whatelse?
Phillip: Winter wipeout?!
Me: How about your birthday?
Phillip: YES!
Funny quote from today:
IA (instructional assitant): Oh! Phillip?! Did you tell Miss T. what sunday is?
Me: No, he didnt tell me. (even though I knew it was his birthday)
Phillip: ITS the OSCARS!
Me: hahhaa. thats true but whatelse?
Phillip: Winter wipeout?!
Me: How about your birthday?
Phillip: YES!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
swamped
>>I have been way to busy lately. DId I already post about feeling this way? I feel like everything is just a blur. Meetings and meetings and training and parents, and ipods, and psps and porn, and baby bisexuals. These are real things I have to deal with daily. I had ANOTHER day of training Tuesday, and of course there was an issue with a student looking at inappropriate things on the computer in the "lunch time fun room". The women who runs the lunch time room was also at the training with me so we both had subs. So our subs had to deal with it, it escalated, I hate not being there. I have three IEPS next week, a half day, touch of class (which is half a week of school activities and dances and all that). Plus I had a mom who is attempted to meet with me at 4 Pm on a friday before we have a week off vacation. That is NOT fair. I'm trying to be accommodating, but I need to have limits.
>> Funny conversation from today:
Phillip: Something is wrong with your eyes Miss T. You need to fix them.
(I was wearing green eyeshadow)
Me: It's eye shadow, you dont like it?
Phillip: No. it's weird, fix it.
>> Funny conversation from today:
Phillip: Something is wrong with your eyes Miss T. You need to fix them.
(I was wearing green eyeshadow)
Me: It's eye shadow, you dont like it?
Phillip: No. it's weird, fix it.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Funny Quotes
A few funny quotes from the today:
Paul: (very beginning of the day) Uh oh! Miss Thompson my meds havent kicked in!
Sam: Phillip Is like a thief! He's a grave robber!!!
Me: a what?! a grave robber? Phillip are you a grave robber?
Phillip: NO! its Grace!
Me: (Marcus hands me his cell phone and asks me to hold onto it) Wow Tucker this is a fancy phone. Did you get it for christmas?
marcus: Noo.. I didnt.
Me: just for a present?
Marcus: Noo.. I got it for cutting my afro off.
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>>Jaime in foster care had a meeting with family members yesterday to decide where he will be placed. He came to school a mess today expressing how the entire time was spent fighting and arguing. I saved time at the end of the day to talk with him about how things went, and what he thought. He's in a tough stop. He has uncles and estranged sisters, and a drug addict mom all telling him to choose a different place. He told me that it's hard because many of the places that are good for him would cause him to have to go to another school and he doesn't want that. I attempted to explain how we are in his life for a long time, and if the place he goes he is safe and happy then thats the best place and we will still be around to make sure he's well taking care of. He told me he wishes I could pick for him, and he's having a difficult time not getting stressed and having a hard time controlling his emotions. Again, I had to express to him that he needs to use his relaxation techniques that he used in therapy to calm down and that I am always just a phone call away. He can always call if he needs to talk or vent or even just relax. This kid pulls on my heart strings daily. I know he gets more attention then others do and I feel guilty but how can i just let him think that he doesnt have the support he needs. I do like to think that if it was any of my students I would be acting exactly the same, and I'm sure I would. It's still hard. I worry about him everyday.
Paul: (very beginning of the day) Uh oh! Miss Thompson my meds havent kicked in!
Sam: Phillip Is like a thief! He's a grave robber!!!
Me: a what?! a grave robber? Phillip are you a grave robber?
Phillip: NO! its Grace!
Me: (Marcus hands me his cell phone and asks me to hold onto it) Wow Tucker this is a fancy phone. Did you get it for christmas?
marcus: Noo.. I didnt.
Me: just for a present?
Marcus: Noo.. I got it for cutting my afro off.
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>>Jaime in foster care had a meeting with family members yesterday to decide where he will be placed. He came to school a mess today expressing how the entire time was spent fighting and arguing. I saved time at the end of the day to talk with him about how things went, and what he thought. He's in a tough stop. He has uncles and estranged sisters, and a drug addict mom all telling him to choose a different place. He told me that it's hard because many of the places that are good for him would cause him to have to go to another school and he doesn't want that. I attempted to explain how we are in his life for a long time, and if the place he goes he is safe and happy then thats the best place and we will still be around to make sure he's well taking care of. He told me he wishes I could pick for him, and he's having a difficult time not getting stressed and having a hard time controlling his emotions. Again, I had to express to him that he needs to use his relaxation techniques that he used in therapy to calm down and that I am always just a phone call away. He can always call if he needs to talk or vent or even just relax. This kid pulls on my heart strings daily. I know he gets more attention then others do and I feel guilty but how can i just let him think that he doesnt have the support he needs. I do like to think that if it was any of my students I would be acting exactly the same, and I'm sure I would. It's still hard. I worry about him everyday.
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