My <3 aches. Im going to make a cake and eat it all. #grownwoman
Make sure you have something to drink with that. I’d vote a chocolate martini of some sort.
With you both. I’m eating ice cream from the carton and halfway through a bottle of sauvignon blanc.
UPDATE: 1. Louis Vuitton toting ladies judging my pajamas at 6 p.m. at Randall’s. B*****s don’t you know its summer break and IM A GROWN WOMAN, I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT! #beyonce
2. GIRLS (aka adiem and strangenewclassrooms) you should know that my home is a Dos X only zone…. you should also know that I don’t care what I drink with beer because it is always delicious.
I’m cool with that. Diem, you in? :)
My <3 aches. Im going to make a cake and eat it all. #grownwoman
Make sure you have something to drink with that. I’d vote a chocolate martini of some sort.
When Books are a Privilege
Today I just made my second trip from a school near Fordham Road to a school over in Hunts Point. My car was stuffed to the brim with garbage bags and boxes of books….that if not salvaged were going to be thrown away.
And I’m still crying
And preparing my “the way to go about things is by TALKING to me face to face, not going behind my back and writing a petition” speech. Tomorrow is our LAST DAY. This is NOT what I want to be doing.
They had a petition about how *unfair* it was.
And my last period class made me cry (tired/happy tears) because they apologized for how jerky their peers were to me.
I had been debating changing the weight of the paper to reflect the amount of work that went into it. But then part of me doesn’t want to back down.
RARGH. I AM A RAGE-Y TREX.
T-6 minutes until *serious conversation* time.
Game Plan
As a follow up to my last post about the Cold War assignment, here is how I decided to handle the situation.
I designed a make-up assignment that is heavy on direction-following. It is also content-based so the kids will, hopefully, learn something more about the Cold War as well as learning how to read and follow directions. So long as they follow the directions to the letter, they will earn 50% of their points back. If they mess something up, they get no points back.
For my rude class, I am having them come talk to me about *why* I should allow them to complete the assignment for extra points. I’m also going to have a talk with them about how complaining about someone in a position of authority while that person is within earshot is not something they should do if they want something out of that person. Especially in the “Real World” that’d be a very easy way to get themselves fired. They can say what they want to about me in the hallways, in the caf, at home. But in MY classroom? Nuh-uh. Homey don’t play that.
I also plan on having a conversation with all my classes about their papers. About how I had ONE student who had me read multiple drafts. I had students whose drafts I read who did not put in place my feedback. And then I had students who didn’t turn in a draft at all. THOSE are the ones complaining about their low grades. I want them to understand that a) they need to do the work and seek feedback from their teachers/bosses in order to do well b) working their butts off does not necessarily mean they will get an A. The “Real World” values results, not effort c) When seeking constructive feedback the way to frame it is NOT “Why did you GIVE me a…” but, “I’d like to understand how I got this grade could you please explain what I lost points for?”
I’m hoping they’ll learn a little something about attention to detail, about respect and maybe a little bit of humility. We’ll see. Maybe that’s hoping too much for two days before finals.
