I stink, I know. I haven’t really been able to post this week and I only had a few posts saved as drafts to publish. Sigh. Blogging fail. A few days off isn’t horrendous, but I caught myself off-guard with it and I felt guilty not saying sorry/giving a heads up to you guys.
I’m in the same classroom for the remainder of the school year and let me tell you what – I loved working with 6th graders all last year (which is the grade I’m with now), but I forgot how much they wear me out. The unique mix of energy, enthusiasm, tattling, and drama that is a 6th grader…oh man. There is nothing like it. The fire alarm went off the other day and one particularly squirrely kid shrieked and ran out of the room, then ran back in once he remembered the school’s procedures. The girls are starting to become catty with one another (“You don’t even live in a real house. You live in a town house.” “Oh yeah? Well blah blah blah blah”) but still want to be buddies with the young teacher with the cool shoes (“I like your heels. What size are they? I like your earrings. Can I touch them? Your hair is long. What’s your first name?”). The boys all still struggle to stay in their seats and/or are going through that awkward growth spurt that leaves their shirts a little too big and their pant legs a little too short. And after class is over comes the grading and planning. Then I drive an hour home, take off my pants, and watch Bravo with what little night I have left because I’m pooped. I actually fell asleep in my chair with my laptop in my lap the other night, mid-typing. Who does that? It’s like I’m 80.
Sorry, ramble over. Anyways, I work my other job this weekend (groan. Why do I do this to myself? Oh yeah, student loans. grumble), but I’m going to try to get back on my blogging A-game so I don’t fall off the horse and leave you post-less. Pinky promise!
<3, Jay
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