May 2012
70 posts
When I am made to feel inadequate by Taylor...
I’m like,
The first time a staff member used the term...
I was like,
When I finally figured out what the hell they were talking about, I was like,
The first time I tried behavioral narration
I was like,
When I have extra time after giving an EOY and my...
They plot their mass takeover like,
When I get an e-mail on a weekend from one of my...
I’m like,
When I open my cabinets only to realize there's...
I’m like,
When my entire weekend is consumed with TFA...
I’m like,
When I see my male students try to hit on my...
I’m like,
When I realize how far my kids can actually go
I’m like, “Fuck waiting. I AM Superman.”
When my principal tells me at the last minute that...
I’m like,
(But then I do it anyway.)
When I'm fully invested in a conversation with a...
I’m like,
When four of my students need me for four entirely...
I’m going in twelve different directions like,
When I finally get to buy a bottle of wine because...
I’m like,
When I bring snacks to class for an objective...
My kids attack them like,
When my worst behaved student is absent, but then...
I’m like,
When I don't match the colors of my outfit exactly
My kids are like,
When I properly use student slang
I’m like,
(That’s a bingo.)
When my TFA roommate asks if I want to pull an...
I’m like,
When someone compares me to Hilary Swank in...
Hilary Swank knows they’re wrong and looks perplexed like,
but I take the compliment like,
When I say, "Yeah, I'll be there on Friday night,"...
I think it’ll be like,
But when I get out, I’m basically like,
When I realize I'm prematurely aging because TFA...
I look in the mirror like,
When what was meant to be a covert gchat pops up...
I’m like,
When my planning period is continually eaten by...
I’m like,
When my planning period is repeatedly eaten by...
I’m like,
When I'm writing my EOY in April but should have...
I’d rather be doing anything, like:
Or:
Or:
When I realize Wendy Kopp's speech really hasn't...
I love her anyway because she’s Wendy FUCKING Kopp, but I’m like,
(And then I feel guilty and think about deleting this post. But don’t.)
When I get called to the office for an undisclosed...
I’m like,
When I see my students in the checkout line while...
I’m like,
After three cups of coffee every morning
I walk into first period like,
And then I crash like
When I fart and then blame it on my student
I like,
When I find out I'm a Sue Lehmann finalist
I’m like,
When we hear The Man say that TFA teachers are not...
All of us are just like,
And then we’re like,
When my back is turned
I imagine my kids are like,
When a first year starts telling me about this...
I’m like,
When I've run out of appropriate professional...
I hit rock bottom like,
When my kids are blitzing for the door and I'm...
I end up congratulating myself like,
What I'd like to do when one of my kids is hateful...
I never get to be like,
When I make it through a week with no write ups
I’m like,
When my kids see me after I've been told about a...
They’re like,
When my friends want to go out, but I have 40...
I’m basically just like,
When I have to poke fun at a kid who pouts just to...
I’m like
When a CM tries to eavesdrop on a recap of last...
Me and my best friend are like,
When I find out all we're eating for dinner are...
I’m like,
When I'm checking for understanding on a Friday at...
My kids are like,
When my kids ask if I can dougie
I think I’m like,
But really, I’m like,
When I'm trying to check a text without my...
I’m like,
When all my friends want to read my student's...
We’re all like
When I threatened to call a kid's parents in front...
I was like,
When my principal comes in and my student beasts...
My kids and I are like,
When I have been standing up for four straight...
I’m like,
