Online Class & Dressing

Brian just gave me a hard time over email about not blogging. I am in a lull right now since I'm off this period and am trying to focus on doing this online class for reading which is so stupid. I'm trying to post responses to the other people in my class about their postings. It's so fake.

"Ryan, I really loved how you talked about illustrations in books you read when you were younger, I too loved looking at pictures as well as the words and following along."

Barf in a cup. That's how it is though. It's supposedly a hybrid class and the online parts and more difficult than the in-class parts. SO OBNOXIOUS. :)

So my mentor teacher is out of town until October 4th. It's good and it's bad. I really like that I can teach the class fully but it's also hard b/c I have to do everything and my 7th period is full of crazies. Today we are going to try and use the computers to type up essay's but...we'll see.

I just finished re-vamping some plans for Monday so I feel psyched about the class. I'm going to incorporate art and stuff into the lesson and do a compare and contrast of Athens vs. Sparta in that way. I'm going to have them predict things too and also maybe do some awesome activities. YAY for art history incorporation into social studies!

It baffles me how some teachers dress. I mean, I know that on Friday we are allowed to wear jeans but...some of the things that are worn are so unprofessional. For example, the teacher who is teaching right now in my classroom is wearing a Ravens jersey, like tevas (barf in a cup again) and some shorts. Yes, fucking shorts. She sucks and so does her outfit. Jeans = with a slash cargo shorts.

Psyched for this weekend but also I have so much work to do! Grad school is tougher than I thought!

Love to you all!
xo, SL

Headache & Tailgating

Yesterday was a glorious day! For all of you in the DC Metro area, I hope that you ended up doing something outside. It was awesome. In the morning I had a golf lesson. It went well, we worked on chipping and short game. It was the first time that I'd ever done that. I did ok. Tim taught me some tricks. Mike was at the club too and he came over and gave me some more tips too, especially with the pitching wedge. As soon as he gave me the pointers, I was hitting really well! Then, on my way home, I get a text from Jake that says, "If you see Nicole (Mike's wife), don't tell her you saw him at the club." I started laughing.

When I got home I asked Jake what that text was all about. Apparently he was supposed to be doing errands and instead it just went to the driving range. Ha! I hope that Jake never lies to me about doing errands and then going to play golf instead. :) We can only hope right?

Then, we went to the store to get all kinds of tailgating materials! :) The Maryland game was last night at 6 so we invited Steph and John to come tailgate with us. It was so fun. It was sort of hot. Jake made burgers and dogs and we had lots of delicious refreshing beer! :) It also helped that Maryland CRUSHED Morgan State. It was almost a shut out! Go terps!

I'm now relaxing on the couch and Jake is making me breakfast. He's good at that. I'm so spoiled. I have SO much work and chores to do today, it's crazy!

So, about the headache thing. For the past like three days I've had a headache in my left temple. It's soooooo annoying. I've taken Advil a few times and I'm getting sick of it. Ugh, I hope it goes away soon.

Ok - I need to focus and also enjoy my breakfast.

Love to you all!
SL

Sneek Kill & Stumic Punch

So this first week of school we have homeroom for extended periods of time so the middle schoolers can get used to the rules they'd forgotten over the summer. We did an activity that asked them to think about what the world would be like if there were no rules. Then, we asked them to write down their thoughts in a paragraph.

See the attached that I saw left on a desk. I have no idea who wrote it, which is obviously a good thing or I would have to judge that student.

Please note: the AWESOME spelling, the infatuation with obesity, and that there were things even too terrible for the student to name.

Sorry that this is short but I thought this would speak for itself.

Happy Thursday!

Love,
Mrs. SL