since I posted.
So here's what's happened since december. #1 I got engaged! Yay! Met him at new years eve party and totally hit it off. We knew by V-Day that we were IN LOVE. He proposed the next day! Soon I will be Mrs. Swifter. I cant believe it! #2 The boob job is off, at least for now. Right now we need all the money we can get to save up for the wedding and the honeymoon. We want to have the wedding on a boat, either in the Pacific Ocean or in the Mediterannean. $$$, Readers! Not to mention that we have big ideas for making our wedding totally unique. I am going to have a violinist playing the wedding march behind me as I walk down the asile and instead of a flower girl I was thinking of having a professional mime to drop rose petals in my path. SO Dramatic. I want big drama and big romance. So frivolous things like a boob job are low on my priorty list right now. #3 My job MIGHT be in danger. Mine or my department chair's. Some things came to light recently and the principal is not happy. Not to go into details, but a long time ago something happened between my department chair and I. It's totally over because I don't want to be the "other woman", things were okay but people found out and now there's all this drama. Not the good kind either. I hope it all turns out okay. He is an amazing man and he deserves to keep his job. He has taught me so much and even though the physical part is over, we have such an incredible connection. Hes really like by best friend now and it would be sad if we couldn't connect at work anymore. Anyway, updates on that situation later! I'm engaged!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Friday, December 18, 2009
Weirdest Parent Conference Ever...
Alright. I think communication with my students parents is very important. I really do! But O.M.G. I wish I didn't have to talk to them. Its definately the worst part of this job. I hate parents. I mean I think its great when they are so involved and everything, but I think they should be allowed to contact the teacher a certain number of times. In a whole school year you should get to communicate with your child's teacher twice for each subject and that's it, anything else is going way overboard and totally disrespects my time and my personal space.
okay, so Why am I so frustrated right now? Today I had to meet with a parent who was BLIND. Do you hear me? Blind readers! Not that there's anything wrong with being blind, but O.M.G., bring an assistant or something, not your stinky dog! Before the meeting I printed up a grade report to give to this boy's dad and then I had to READ it to him. The whole time. He kept asking me or the kid to tell him what was on the report. Hello?! Awkward! and NOT in my job description. Okay, but so the dad was actually really nice, and later I felt bad for being annoyed, even though I know I didn't show it. But then later I felt annoyed all over again when I saw dog hair on my sweater. My sweater was hanging on the back of my chair and my student led his dad to that chair! Which means the dog was sitting NEXT TO MY SWEATER. I am a total dog person, but only when it comes to MY dogs.
Anyway what really got me is that I had no warning of this. There I am sitting in my classroom waiting for them and then suddenly I am seeing this man with a stick and a dog? Total shocker! and really inconsiderate too! Some of us aren't used to being around people with disabilities and we shouldn't be FORCED to be around them if it makes us uncomfortable. How come nobody ever talks about this?
So back to my rule: You can only talk to your kids teachers twice. If your a disabled parent you only get one face to face meeting because of the awkwardness factor. What do you think, teachers?
okay, so Why am I so frustrated right now? Today I had to meet with a parent who was BLIND. Do you hear me? Blind readers! Not that there's anything wrong with being blind, but O.M.G., bring an assistant or something, not your stinky dog! Before the meeting I printed up a grade report to give to this boy's dad and then I had to READ it to him. The whole time. He kept asking me or the kid to tell him what was on the report. Hello?! Awkward! and NOT in my job description. Okay, but so the dad was actually really nice, and later I felt bad for being annoyed, even though I know I didn't show it. But then later I felt annoyed all over again when I saw dog hair on my sweater. My sweater was hanging on the back of my chair and my student led his dad to that chair! Which means the dog was sitting NEXT TO MY SWEATER. I am a total dog person, but only when it comes to MY dogs.
Anyway what really got me is that I had no warning of this. There I am sitting in my classroom waiting for them and then suddenly I am seeing this man with a stick and a dog? Total shocker! and really inconsiderate too! Some of us aren't used to being around people with disabilities and we shouldn't be FORCED to be around them if it makes us uncomfortable. How come nobody ever talks about this?
So back to my rule: You can only talk to your kids teachers twice. If your a disabled parent you only get one face to face meeting because of the awkwardness factor. What do you think, teachers?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Yay for Payday!
So I left school today to find a big fat paycheck waiting in my mailbox. My B.J. fund is really building! (no, not THAT but a boob job!) The only time when a D is better than a B ;) At this rate I will be set to go next spring. Watch out Pamela!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sage Advice
Sometimes as teachers we find ourselves in the role of counselors. Our students are people too not just numbers on the roll sheet and it's important to be prepared to listen and help when students come to you with their problems. I know what your thinking. Your thinking, 'but Ms. K, isn't that the job of the school counselors, you know, the people with degrees in counseling and psychology who are actually trained to help with emotional problems'?
The answer, seriously, is no! Most people don't know this, but counselors really only know how to help with college admissions and stuff like that. They don't really spend alot of time with the students themselves, so psychology degree or not, when it comes right down to it, teachers are the ones who spend almost five hours a week with their students and can help them the best. The counselors spend about five hours A WHOLE YEAR with a student. So when push comes to shove and you have to put your axe to the grind, a teacher is the best person to go to for the most serious problems.
SOOOO MANY TIMES students have come to me with their problems and afterwards they always tell me the same thing, "Omigosh I feel so much better." OKay it's really only the girls who say omigosh, lol. The boys usually just hug me for a long time and say, 'Thank you, Ms. K. You don't even know.'
So your probably wondering what sorts of problems I get told about and what sorts of advice I give. If you are a teacher or a teacher to be, you might find my experiences alot of help to you.
Okay, so the first time a student confided in me it was pretty serious. Let's call the student Ingrid. So Ingrid comes to me one day after school and tells me she needs to talk to me and it's important. I was totally blown away! It was my first year teaching and I wanted SO BAD for my students to see me as someone they could come to with anything, and here it was, finally happening! The only problem was that I had a meeting scheduled with my principal. We were supposed to meet so I could get my midyear evaluation. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to make a good impression on my principal but Ingrid really needed me. This was my chance to show the students that I wasn't just their teacher, I was their friend.
So I called the principal from my cell phone and told him that I left right after school because I was really sick and could we please reschedule! (I am SO bad, I know!) He seemed really surprised that I was cancelling, but life is about choices readers!
Anyways, so the whole time I am talking to him supposably from my car or home, I was really in my classroom, lol! With Ingrid! I started laughing so hard, I almost peed. Ingrid kind of laughed too. Okay, so back to her problem. Ingrid was pregnant! Like almost three months! But I could not tell at all. She told me that she already told her parents and they were really angry and she couldn't tell her boyfriend because she was afraid he would break up with her. Before she got pregnant he told her not to get pregnant because if she did he wasn't going to marry her. So yeah, she messed up big time!
Anyways, so we brain stormed her options. She didn't believe in abortion, which I really respect, so we were left with adoption or her keeping the baby and raising it on her own. While we were talking I suddenly had a crazy idea! I would adopt her baby! I was barely 22 years old but I knew I could be a mom. My life was way more stable than Ingrid's. My boyfriend and I were together for almost a year and we could have raised the baby ourselves. We had already had our own apartment and everything. I started to get really excited! When I told Ingrid, she acted kind of weird about it at first. She was only in 10th grade and she said it would be weird to go to my school for 2 more years and see me in the hall all the time and know that I was raising her baby. I promised her that it wouldn't be weird at all and after a couple of hours of telling her how much better off the baby would be with me she totally agreed! So then we started brain storming ideas for how she could hide her pregnancy from her boyfriend so that he wouldn't break up with her. (she showed me a pic. HOT!)
Unfortunately, when she told her parents that idea and they were not crazy about it. I was disappointed but as it turned out my BF was not crazy about the idea either. He started asking what was wrong with me and we broke up a few weeks later, but my advice was really good. I have tons of nieces and nephews so I know alot about raising kids. Oh well!
The answer, seriously, is no! Most people don't know this, but counselors really only know how to help with college admissions and stuff like that. They don't really spend alot of time with the students themselves, so psychology degree or not, when it comes right down to it, teachers are the ones who spend almost five hours a week with their students and can help them the best. The counselors spend about five hours A WHOLE YEAR with a student. So when push comes to shove and you have to put your axe to the grind, a teacher is the best person to go to for the most serious problems.
SOOOO MANY TIMES students have come to me with their problems and afterwards they always tell me the same thing, "Omigosh I feel so much better." OKay it's really only the girls who say omigosh, lol. The boys usually just hug me for a long time and say, 'Thank you, Ms. K. You don't even know.'
So your probably wondering what sorts of problems I get told about and what sorts of advice I give. If you are a teacher or a teacher to be, you might find my experiences alot of help to you.
Okay, so the first time a student confided in me it was pretty serious. Let's call the student Ingrid. So Ingrid comes to me one day after school and tells me she needs to talk to me and it's important. I was totally blown away! It was my first year teaching and I wanted SO BAD for my students to see me as someone they could come to with anything, and here it was, finally happening! The only problem was that I had a meeting scheduled with my principal. We were supposed to meet so I could get my midyear evaluation. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to make a good impression on my principal but Ingrid really needed me. This was my chance to show the students that I wasn't just their teacher, I was their friend.
So I called the principal from my cell phone and told him that I left right after school because I was really sick and could we please reschedule! (I am SO bad, I know!) He seemed really surprised that I was cancelling, but life is about choices readers!
Anyways, so the whole time I am talking to him supposably from my car or home, I was really in my classroom, lol! With Ingrid! I started laughing so hard, I almost peed. Ingrid kind of laughed too. Okay, so back to her problem. Ingrid was pregnant! Like almost three months! But I could not tell at all. She told me that she already told her parents and they were really angry and she couldn't tell her boyfriend because she was afraid he would break up with her. Before she got pregnant he told her not to get pregnant because if she did he wasn't going to marry her. So yeah, she messed up big time!
Anyways, so we brain stormed her options. She didn't believe in abortion, which I really respect, so we were left with adoption or her keeping the baby and raising it on her own. While we were talking I suddenly had a crazy idea! I would adopt her baby! I was barely 22 years old but I knew I could be a mom. My life was way more stable than Ingrid's. My boyfriend and I were together for almost a year and we could have raised the baby ourselves. We had already had our own apartment and everything. I started to get really excited! When I told Ingrid, she acted kind of weird about it at first. She was only in 10th grade and she said it would be weird to go to my school for 2 more years and see me in the hall all the time and know that I was raising her baby. I promised her that it wouldn't be weird at all and after a couple of hours of telling her how much better off the baby would be with me she totally agreed! So then we started brain storming ideas for how she could hide her pregnancy from her boyfriend so that he wouldn't break up with her. (she showed me a pic. HOT!)
Unfortunately, when she told her parents that idea and they were not crazy about it. I was disappointed but as it turned out my BF was not crazy about the idea either. He started asking what was wrong with me and we broke up a few weeks later, but my advice was really good. I have tons of nieces and nephews so I know alot about raising kids. Oh well!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
My first post!
Hi, My name is Ms. K and I teach history to 10th graders. I have been teaching for almost 4 and a half years and it's the most amazing job I've ever had. I went into teaching because I have a passion for history. I had some really great teachers in high school who totally inspired me and made me want to do what they do. I guess I'm not perfect at it but I think i'm a pretty great teacher :) Sometimes I have way stressful days but the good times I have with my students make those days totally worth it. I get lots of letters, cards, and gifts from students thanking me for being their favorite teacher. So I know I'm really making a difference. My dream is one day to have a student teacher so that I can show her or him what an ideal classroom looks like and what an ideal student-teacher relationship looks like. Like I said, I don't always do things perfectly, and I have made a lot of mistakes (lots of stories about that stuff later, lol) but I'm told that I'm a pretty good example of what a teacher should be.
In my classroom I inspire my students on a daily basis. On this blog I want to inspire future teachers and people already teaching. I also want to entertain people who aren't teachers by sharing my more amazing experiences. I want to be to you, readers, what my department chair has been to me. He is an amazing man and has taught me so much. He makes me feel good and I want to make all of you guys feel good too. Please enjoy my blog!
Thank you for reading!
In my classroom I inspire my students on a daily basis. On this blog I want to inspire future teachers and people already teaching. I also want to entertain people who aren't teachers by sharing my more amazing experiences. I want to be to you, readers, what my department chair has been to me. He is an amazing man and has taught me so much. He makes me feel good and I want to make all of you guys feel good too. Please enjoy my blog!
Thank you for reading!
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