It's been a crazy week. I've decided that my life is fairly mundane and posting once a week is sufficient. My last post was the P!nk concert, and I'm still thinking about how it may have been the best show I've ever seen.
This week has brought concerts, professional development, walk outs, conferences, and birthday celebrations. It's been a fun week, but I'm a bit tired.
My favorite two stories this week are kid related. Our students followed other students and walked out on Wednesday. When the walk-out was first announced through social media, one of our eighth graders had started planning a walk-out. The eighth graders had already done a mini-walk-out after lunch one day. He talked to me and another teacher for advice. He wanted the students to know the reason and take it seriously. Later, when it looked like many schools were going to participate, the administration became involved. I was disappointed because I wanted it to be kid focused. I let the admin know that a group of students were already planning the event. I was pleased that the admin pulled them in for the planning (or at least they said they did).
Next, a student who has been a pain in the ass all year has taken this week (only three days for students) seriously. I hope it continues because I rather like her when she's not yelling in my face.
One more week until spring break. I think I'm ready.
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