November 2012
14 posts
When I'm attempting to make myself disappear
I’m like,
When the principal looks me to me for a final...
I’m like,
When I see a student in need of assistance
I’m like,
When kids ask for candy in exchange for correct...
I’m like,
On a typical Friday night, while every other 23...
I’m like,
When a student is caught with his cell phone in...
He’s like,
When I say things in my head that I cannot say out...
I’m like,
When I'm tracking
I’m like,
When I eat food a kid offered me and then realize...
I’m like,
When I ask one of my angsty middle school students...
They’re like,
The first time I heard a special services student...
I was like,
And then I did. And then I cried again later when I was telling my friends and family. And I’m not ashamed because I love my fucking job.
When other teachers look at me like i'm strange...
I’m like,
Contrary to behavior when I'm talking, when I...
My kids are like,
When my executive director is trying to convince...
They’re like,
October 2012
27 posts
When I'm a day late with my lesson plans and my...
I’m like,
When a student asks me why they should listen to...
I’m like,
(Except most likely, I just got out of college and I’m scared out of my mind.)
When my kid is like, "No it is not!" and I'm like,...
I’m like,
When a student calls out without raising their...
I’m like,
When a smart-mouthed teenager who I don't teach...
I’m like,
When it's Friday (for the first fifteen minutes...
I’m like,
When someone complains to me, but my day consists...
I’m like,
When it's Monday
I’m like,
When I give my kids advice about following the...
I’m like,
When I finish grading unit tests and finally come...
I’m like,
When someone refers to my students as "those kids"
I’m like,
You know, just because it's Halloween and this is...
I’m gonna post this one.
When I tell my MTLD that I don't want to go to...
They’re like,
When the fortieth kid in a row asks me why we...
I’m like,
When I say, "YOU! STOP TALKING! YOU! SIT DOWN!...
I just brush my shoulders off like,
When one of my kids asks why we can't just watch...
I’m like,
When I feel like Jim Lehrer in the middle of a...
I fail at moderating like,
The first time I heard a student drop the f-bomb
I was like,
When I realize that my detox from teaching was...
I’m like,
When my kids don't think I heard them because my...
I’m like,
When my class is going super well, I feel like Jay...
Like,
When I was a first year and it was October,
I was like,
When I'm too appalled to even bother with a verbal...
I write a referral without breaking eye contact like,
When my kids are over me,
They’re like,
So I’m like,
When it was August, before my kids actually liked...
I was like,
When my students catch me at the grocery store...
I’m like,
When one of my behaviorally challenged students is...
I’m like,
September 2012
4 posts
When a student attempts to turn in their third...
I’m like,
When I haven't thoroughly planned a lesson and my...
I’m like,
When I start a sentence in a lecture and have...
I’m like,
When I have to say no to a student who I need to...
I’m like,
August 2012
5 posts
When we arrive to PD 20 minutes late and my...
I’m like,
When we're in a diversity session and someone...
I’m like,
When I actually make it through a Saturday night...
I’m like,
When I'm watching the nervous, panicky,...
My second-year friends and I are like,
When I've completed all my regional and district...
I’m like,
