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They Think They’re Slick
Sometimes my kids are so dumb. I mean that as an endearment, of course. I realize that’s a weird thing to be thankful for, but hear me out before you start decrying me as a “bad” teacher and sic the...
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Grape Soda
I teach at a Title I school, which means that many of my students don’t have a lot of things that other kids in other places might take for granted. My yearly roster numbers have varied from a mostly...
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Oh, The Verbal Irony
I have an Internal Edit Button. It’s a good thing, or I probably would have been hauled into the principal’s office myself this week. Besides my Internal Edit Button, I’ve got lots of others and for...
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Four Twenty
Apparently today is a very special day. Fourteen year old kids shouldn’t know these things. But they do. Some of them celebrate. Some of them pretend they celebrate. Some of them ask sly questions to...
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Syphilis and Chlamydia in Romeo and Juliet
In my classroom today, we had our VERY LAST VOCABULARY TEST OF THE YEAR!! I gave the kids 20 minutes to cram and find something to write with, which meant most of them talked about everything but the...
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In 8 work days, the academic year will be 25% over. It’s been awhile since I’ve made it this far into the school year without taking a ‘mental health day’. Funny. The kids I work with now are supposed...
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