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March 20, 2007
Be-where the ides of March?
I stumbled as it dawned on me what today's date is. The wonky sidewalk also contributed to the stumbling, but it really was more of my realization of the date. March for teachers is the cruelest month, with no days off. Every year before now, I was ready to pretty much kill myself, just praying for the break at the beginning of April.
Not this year. Not this school. Some days are bad, some kids can be less than lovely, but this is a functioning public school. It has been a tougher month than normal, but I'm with an amazing group of teachers that really care. At my old schools, there was a mix of teachers who cared/didn't care, and always administrators with craniums crammed tight into lower orifices. In the next few days, I'll finally tell my disaster story from my last school.
Until then, I'll have a good teaching time. Not perfect, sometimes quite imperfect, but still good.
Posted by G at March 20, 2007 06:52 PM
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Congratulations, Glen; you deserve to work someplace where your attitude approachand actual (gasp) interest in your students development aren't being drowned in a brown tide. Now, full details on the disaster, please. Dish is what we live for in blogland 8)
Posted by: derek at March 21, 2007 05:05 AM
Ugh...I remember those long February-March stretches, counting down the days until spring break. Glad things are going well enough to make the stretch bearable!
Posted by: Alan at March 21, 2007 10:57 AM
you teach? i need a mentor to help motivate me to get my butt in gear. and teach.
Posted by: chris at March 21, 2007 11:35 AM
But G isn't spring break in March? - T
Posted by: Tony R at March 21, 2007 02:00 PM
I didn't know that you're a teacher!?! I think that's very admirable!! Wait, you are a good teacher, right G? (-;
Posted by: Robert at March 21, 2007 02:33 PM
Isn't the Ides of March the 15th? I was told this at a very young age, due to its being my birthday.
At least we have Open School Day coming up, which my students treat as a vacation day. (Then again, many of my students treat most days as vacation days . . . )
But Passover Break approaches! You know that's its rightful name, as it's the only reasonable explanation for why we come back on a Wednesday. Ah, New York! ;-)
Posted by: Cohort 6 Fellow at March 21, 2007 11:01 PM
Hats off to you for what you do. It's a job that doesn't get enough respect. However, I can't feel for you not having any days off in March. I don't get any days off for an entire year at the crappy place I'm working. Now THAT is torture!
Posted by: Kevin at March 22, 2007 09:56 PM
The only good thing about March is it means May is coming eventually!
Posted by: goblinbox at March 23, 2007 09:48 PM
AMEN BROTHER!!!
I am the walking dead. I cannot wait for Thursday - since I am an intern I am able to skip out on Friday (plus I haven't taken any time off at all) so we can get to Puerto Rico Thursday night. It will be nothing but sun, fun, Boo, and books. I plan to do nottttttttthing related to school or grad school. Decompress, unwind, heal, and re-compose.
The kids are nuts. The teachers are frazzled and grades are due after the break. Thankfully I have most of my stuff done. I want a clean break! If I don't talk to you, have a great and restful break!
Posted by: TOS at March 25, 2007 05:06 PM