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As usual...
As usual, my day wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
I wish I wasn't so....wound up sometimes. I need a valium or something every now and then.
So I went to work (after calling Shari to vent, lol). I was like oh hell no, I can't believe they bamboozled me into this gig. I saw a few of my homies and they were like oh lawd, not Miss _____'s class, but they thought I would be fine.
Went to the playground to pick them up and I had the ill ice grill on. I was also wearing my blue army fatigue jacket. I only wear it because I think it's cute, but recently I began to think that the kids found it a little irreverent and menacing at the same time.
I brought the kids to the room and sat them down in their little sharing circle and said "Listen up. All I have to say is that I am NOT Miss _____ and I wil fuck you up." Sike, LOLOLOL I ain't say that. But I did tell them that I wasn't Miss _____ and they wouldn't be getting away with the things she might let them get away with. And oh yeah, I never smiled. Never smiling REALLY works.
Amazingly -- there were nearly silent for the whole first hour! I had some issues with one little annoying prick all day, but it wasn't as bad as the two boys who were conspicuously absent. Turns out that one was on In School Suspension and the other was transferred, so I was like HOLLA!!! We got through the first three hours of school without incident and then we made it to lunch.
During my lunch time, I planned on making some calls to my printer, who I haven't heard from since last week, but I got hung up with the first graders. The first grade teachers sorta made me choreograph part of their performance for next month's PTA meeting. They are gonna recite some poems, sing a song, and they really want to step a little bit. I was like cool, I can help with that. Shooooot, these MY babies, they already know a few chants! lol
After lunch, the kids had music, so I had even more time. I ended writing some notes on a future novel I am in the process of outlining. Then, I went back to first grade -- they are so calming, yo. And one of my little favorites is STILL adorable and I STILL want to adopt him, lol.
I was kinda mad at the kids during the last hour of school -- it's really a pet peeve when kids can't just FUCKING SHUT UP AND MAKE A STRAIGHT LINE in the hallway. So I had to send one to another classroom because a few of the kids were identifying him as a trouble maker. It's possible the kids were just picking on him, but hey, three kids against one -- as a teacher, I have to go with the credible reports, not the lone denial. And by sending him to another class, even if he wasn't in the wrong (unlikely) at least he gets a break.
I think I messed up, though. I gave that same kid's mother (who picked him up from the classroom after school) one of the spare Robery Dension/Sunpiper reviews that I had on me. I left my LAZARUS postcards at home, so I didn't have anything else to give her. I dunno....I mentioned that I was coming out with a novel, she said she was an avid reader, so it couldn't hurt to promote myself, right? On one hand, that's another potential sale, but on another, that's a parent (another one) who has the potential to lead a witch hunt against me.
Oh well, it's done now.
So all in all, work was good, and I wouldn't mind going back in today, although I haven't gotten the call yet. On the other hand, I still have lots to do and a hair appointment this afternoon. Which reminds me, I really also need to get a shave from the barber next door to the salon. DAMN it be some fine dudes in the barbershop.
And tomorrow, I go away for a few nights. Because of potential stalkers, I won't tell y'all where til I get back, LOL. Don't worry, it's not a book signing or anything!
Posted by Rashid on March 17, 2005 6:47 AM