teacher survival kit

Version less than 1.0

Duct tape, preferally stylish.  For repairing.  (mostly notebooks)
bandaid
Throat coat tea
Germ x
listerine tabs

run for the hills

I am very fond of the students I taught at the school I worked at until this year.  So went to graduation.

there are 4 boys there who received the nickname "four horsemen".  They were not bad kids, heck any parent would be proud of them.  Just together they are a handful.

One of them was Salutitorium.

The Apocalypse is upon us.

Snarkness rising

I have to have several days of training next year with some kind of additional training teacher school.  Me and several colleagues.  I get a letter saying, "you are accepted, here's the dates and location.  Please acknowledge..." type thing. Being a loyal pawn...employee, I send my RSVP.

Little while later email pings back.

"We are excited to have you.  "

Why?  You do not know me.  You do no know what I need or what can offer or what I want?


"If you know someone who was not selected, please encourage them to re-apply next year.  There were many qualified applicants and a limited number of spots, so the selection process was especially difficult and challenging this year."











Erum...no.  The only reason I signed up was because I was ordered to.  Those that applied from my school are like me.  The school wants us all to attend whether we want to or not.  I think that instead of driving the 3 hours there, spending 3 days....I'd be better if I just had some time to think and plan.

No, of course I did not send the letter.  But that is my feelings.

Now in fairness many of my co workers have gone, and think that it helps them.

I haveconstantly hungry students.

The next time I show Solyent Green I think the day of the reveal I'll have this on hand.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e9aa/

texas my nickels worth

We do not see what happened before.  The teacher is remaining calm, just what you need to do most times with a student so you do not escalate the situation.  Then again the desk set up is like a fort.
(I hate the idiot who puts the smart board thing behind the demo lab station in my room)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3bYv2AKPZOk

Hurdle done.

I have submitted my application for national teacher certification.
Now I have to send messages to people to verify that I have a teaching degree, license and have taught for three years.