selfish

sometimes I can be really selfish. Like today when I read how the postal service is talking about ways to be responsible and save money, which would be to deliver mail 5 days a week, not 6. And I was like oh no, I usually get my 2nd Netflix movie on Saturday. I'm selfish.

My meeting went really well today. I was shamefully embarrassed by how much my student's dad praised me for his daughter's great success this year. It made me really happy though, cos as teacher's sometimes you never hear anything from the parents, so it's nice to have one tell other people you're an awesome teacher! I don't even think they suspected I was a 1st year teacher. ha, take the LEA reps! jk.

I had a sub today who like came in the classroom crying. SO Awkward! But the last teacher she was with complained that she wasn't good enough and didn't step in enough. Man that makes me so mad. I have no clue how or why teacher's expect so much from new subs. If I was a sub and didn't know the kids I'd step back more, because with these kids if you don't know them well you could cause a big old mess. I guess overall I hate how teachers treat their teaching assistants like "their staff" or "the help." It makes me so mad, because they are just as important as me in the classroom. If it was just me there my classroom would be chaos! I know that which is why I love my aides so much and I tell them everyday and I show them that I appreciate them. It just bugs me when other teachers don't and then they wonder why their teaching assistants take off work so much and asked to moved next year, craziness I tell you. ok, that was a long tangent, but it bugs me and I see it so much! Breaks my heart a little, but I've always had a thing for the underdogs...

You know what makes my heart soar at school, besides my kids and classroom. The way the regular kids and teachers treat my kids. They really treat them like they're part of the school. My little chunky guy who waves to everyone, I love it so much when the middle school kids wave back. It just amazes me how many of the regular kids know my kid's names! This girl came up to my chunky kid at like and was like hey, how are you doing buddy, you being good? and my student can't talk but this middle school kid was carrying on a conversation with him and it made me what to cry cos it was so beautiful to see.


enough of that sloppiness. Some days I love my cat and then other times not. I love him when I hear him near the door purring when I first put my keys in my door. I also love that he'll follow me around my apartment until I pick him up and say hello. I hate the litterbox!! times ten and don't know how anyone in the world could ever get used to that mess! ha. yeah not my thing at all!! Ok, well I'm going to go call someone and then read. I got a new book, "Are you there Vodka? It's me Chelsea." It's supposed to be funny, but I'll be the judge of that. Oh, I watched My Best Friend's Girl tonight. had some funny moments and some I could do with out...