I figure since it's already the end of February, I should probably post something. Here's me sticking to my 'once every two months' trend.
- Just this week, my classes have been split in half. I am now looking at class sizes of 9, 11, and 13. Pretty sweet. Unfortunately, it also means that I've now lost half of my students, which is a very sad deal.
- This weekend saw the inagural AllBallz Weekend for the Eastern North Carolina Corps. Lots of good fun, and some sore muscles now after yesterday's basketball showdown.
- In the last few weeks, I've had my share of classroom trauma. First was a week and a half ago when my fourth block class practically mutinied on me. I sent six kids out, each one protesting and angry at me. One student said "Mr Morrison, you should just quit. You can't handle this job." It was a low.
The next day, however, I returned and staked my claim within the first five minutes of class. I began with, "Once you enter my room, I own you," then later moved on to, "The door is right there, anyone who is not here to learn can pack your stuff and head out right now." No one left. Suckers.
After this, I owned them. Unfortunately, Tuesday immediately following brought the news that I would be losing half my students. And just when I was really starting to feel like I was up to the challenge. Damn.
- Spring Break might involve hiking part of the Appalachian Trail.
- Asheville has many craft stores. Many of which I have now been to, and none of which I'm interested in.
- I am begining to warm up to Teach For America as an organization, even though I still have some lingering mistrust.
- The teacher across the hall informed me that she doesn't believe in "fossil fuels." I guess the whole 'decaying dinosaur' thing doesn't fit into her worldview. Alternatively, she's a damn fine teacher of Math.
- Jack competely usurped me as the leader of our HotorNot.com challenge: Check out who the ugliest on our scorecard is! That little shit.
Sorry Andy, but I have to call you out on your claim of 'once every two months'. That would imply that there is some sort of regularity in your posting pattern.
Posted by: Shane at February 27, 2006 1:44 PMYeah, I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed of that fact. I'll stick with proud. I mean, your picture Andy is sleazy, to be sure, but truly ugly? No. I still can't for the life of me understand why Erik's picture is not #1.
Oh, and everyone knows that Jesus put all that oil and gas in the ground. Duh.
Posted by: jack at March 2, 2006 4:06 PM
1. How the HELL did you get so lucky as to have such small class sizes? Does this have something to do with that date you had with your principal?
2. I'm sorry to hear about your near-mutiny. I would not worry about it too much, though. They'll say whatever they can to hurt you - or at least to push your proverbial buttons. That's what kids do!
3. Why the f*ck are you hanging out in craft stores? Are you planning on taking up tole painting or some such country-kitsch crap? If so, we have to get you out of the South and fast! That's worse than Andrew taking up knitting!!!
4. The "fossil fuels" thing is just plain weird. Could she mean that she does not believe they should be used? If so, that I guess I could say that I don't believe in them either. That being said, it is semantically incorrect. But people do that all the time, they say crap like ?I don?t believe in homosexuality? when they mean ?I don?t believe that there should be gay people.? It?s not like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny or something. How old is this woman, anyway? And how the Hell does she suppose that coal and oil and natural gas got there in the first place? On the plus side, though, if is correct and there were no dinosaurs, we might be able to avoid peak oil through prayer. Maybe if we all prayed really hard, God will give us more oil! And this time he won?t put it in the hands of those infidel Muslims!
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Posted by: Michelle at February 27, 2006 10:38 AM