Terrific Tuesday Roll Call
Tuesday and the sun is out here so not that bad of a day even though I am in day 2 with a light headache and feeling like razors are in my throat. Last night whenI left work went home gathered Den then we went food shopping. Then this morning I forgot to take something out for dinner. **headslap**
Work is still extra boring and jus****ching the hours go on by till I get to go home. Tonight I need to clean up since it seems my maid Juanita has jumped ship once again. I was tired when I got home last night so I only put away persiables then left the other stuff to be put away.
Have to run a few errands after work then once home will find something to whip up for dinner then shower to settle in for American Idol. Hoping to be in bed by 9 tonight we will see how that goes.
Work is still extra boring and jus****ching the hours go on by till I get to go home. Tonight I need to clean up since it seems my maid Juanita has jumped ship once again. I was tired when I got home last night so I only put away persiables then left the other stuff to be put away.
Have to run a few errands after work then once home will find something to whip up for dinner then shower to settle in for American Idol. Hoping to be in bed by 9 tonight we will see how that goes.
Look who started roll call becuase Pammy was actually asleep and eric is away...nice!
I was in a GREAT mood when I left the house this morning. No idea why - have a ton of things to think about - but that is the joy of moodiness, you never know when the good one will come your way. Then of course, I got to work, and aggravation hit! One of my VERY troubled students was incarcerated a month ago for stealing from his step-dad. WE were told that he would be gone until he was 18. We were all glad to hear that he would be away from his neglectful family for a few years. Sorry to hear he did something that got him arrested, but knew he was MUCH better off NOT with his family. I actually don't normally feel that way about troubled kids, but this one was an exception. So he has been gone about a month - We thought in a facility in upstate PA. Yesterday, he walks into school ready to come to class. My princpal, who has dealt with this young man for years - was, as expected, NOT happy. Legally we have to let him back into school. Not sure how that works, but, not my decision. So here he is today, in my classroom, VERY subdued, adorable as ever and I am sure has a TON of **** going through his brain! Poor kid. And now he has to make up all 12 tests that we have been giving for the last three weeks. I am really at a loss what to do for this child. My heart breaks for him as his family did not do ANYTHING for him as he was crying for help the last two years with drugs, alcohol and sexual issues. It is days like this that I realize my limitations and get frustrated with the system. This is going to be one lost child and I am so worried that he will end up a victim of violence.
Anyway - don't know where that all came from....I guess telling it all to the people here is like telling it to the mirror - one of my colleagues is so jaded by him, he has been his student for two years and has tried EVERYTHING he could think of short of taking him in as his own child....The others are just like me - frustrated with the parents who are NOT willing to do the tough love thing that needs to be done for a child like this. UGH!!!!! Sometimes I need to step back and tell myself that I can only be a role model for some of these kids until 3:15, then it is up to the adults in the children's lives. It is a hard pill to swallow!
My day today is testing YET AGAIN! this morning, with any luck teaching this afternoon until 3:15 and then my LAST long Tuesday until September! YAHOO!!!!! Hebrew school this afternoon and the last confirmation academy tonight! I am looking forward to getting my Tuesday nights back. I will of course, miss the paycheck over the summer, but still, its a trade off!
Hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday as best as possible!
I was in a GREAT mood when I left the house this morning. No idea why - have a ton of things to think about - but that is the joy of moodiness, you never know when the good one will come your way. Then of course, I got to work, and aggravation hit! One of my VERY troubled students was incarcerated a month ago for stealing from his step-dad. WE were told that he would be gone until he was 18. We were all glad to hear that he would be away from his neglectful family for a few years. Sorry to hear he did something that got him arrested, but knew he was MUCH better off NOT with his family. I actually don't normally feel that way about troubled kids, but this one was an exception. So he has been gone about a month - We thought in a facility in upstate PA. Yesterday, he walks into school ready to come to class. My princpal, who has dealt with this young man for years - was, as expected, NOT happy. Legally we have to let him back into school. Not sure how that works, but, not my decision. So here he is today, in my classroom, VERY subdued, adorable as ever and I am sure has a TON of **** going through his brain! Poor kid. And now he has to make up all 12 tests that we have been giving for the last three weeks. I am really at a loss what to do for this child. My heart breaks for him as his family did not do ANYTHING for him as he was crying for help the last two years with drugs, alcohol and sexual issues. It is days like this that I realize my limitations and get frustrated with the system. This is going to be one lost child and I am so worried that he will end up a victim of violence.
Anyway - don't know where that all came from....I guess telling it all to the people here is like telling it to the mirror - one of my colleagues is so jaded by him, he has been his student for two years and has tried EVERYTHING he could think of short of taking him in as his own child....The others are just like me - frustrated with the parents who are NOT willing to do the tough love thing that needs to be done for a child like this. UGH!!!!! Sometimes I need to step back and tell myself that I can only be a role model for some of these kids until 3:15, then it is up to the adults in the children's lives. It is a hard pill to swallow!
My day today is testing YET AGAIN! this morning, with any luck teaching this afternoon until 3:15 and then my LAST long Tuesday until September! YAHOO!!!!! Hebrew school this afternoon and the last confirmation academy tonight! I am looking forward to getting my Tuesday nights back. I will of course, miss the paycheck over the summer, but still, its a trade off!
Hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday as best as possible!
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