Today lunch was nothing more than a place for teachers to sit and bitch about how much teaching sucks and also about how they are under-appreciated, which I am sure that they are, but come on guys, it's got to get old after a while.
At the beginning of 3rd hour Jamie went through a very good tutorial that showed how to write the comparative essay very well. I heard her say a lot of the same things she said during second hour in the lab, so I imagine that the idea to give it came then. I think it was a good idea to wait instead of trying to stop everything in the lab during second hour, which is what I probably would have done.
After third hour, Jamie told me that I could hit the road, which I didn't need to hear twice. I'm starting to feel like I have done enough at Jefferson and that I'm starting to overstay my welcome.
Showing posts with label Day Eight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Day Eight. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
2nd Hour, Day Eight
Again into the computer lab, working on the comparative essay. I felt really bad for the kids for having to do a harder paper than they should have and for Jamie for making the mistake and then having to deal with it.
Some of the girls got really bitchy and the guys showed their frustration by not doing any work at all. I think that I actually managed to help some of the kids understand their assignment and get the ball rolling on their papers. But it was Friday and Jamie didn't let them go to the coffeehouse that they have once a week so the kids were antsy and rowdy, lining up at the door like cattle.
Some of the girls got really bitchy and the guys showed their frustration by not doing any work at all. I think that I actually managed to help some of the kids understand their assignment and get the ball rolling on their papers. But it was Friday and Jamie didn't let them go to the coffeehouse that they have once a week so the kids were antsy and rowdy, lining up at the door like cattle.
1st Hour, Day Eight
The Skills kids were in the computer lab working on their papers again. I didn't get to help as much as I did on Thursday so I felt kind of worthless. Instead, I worked on Death of a Salesman and managed to help a few kids, which is good.
Louis, the kid I know from the playground, brought a roll of stamps to school with him today and actually stuck them on the on the screens of two computers. How stupid is that?! That's something that you'd expect out of a six year old, not a sixteen year old. Teaching these kids takes lots of patience.
Louis, the kid I know from the playground, brought a roll of stamps to school with him today and actually stuck them on the on the screens of two computers. How stupid is that?! That's something that you'd expect out of a six year old, not a sixteen year old. Teaching these kids takes lots of patience.
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