Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Yay for wee flakes of tuna holding Kittenish interest. May it bloom into actual snarfling.
I doubt it will be for long... Hopefully while on a walk and as unmessy as possible though.
Bless you. The carpet can't stand much more, so on a walk would be optimum...but frankly, I'll get what I deserve.
And poor you with the stress, too. Wears ya to a veritable nub, eh? I'll vibe some extra energy your way.
Mmmm, Stargate 200...I'm with you. My TiFaux taped the wrong thing the first time around and I didn't notice til the next day and so I was hoping that it really, really caught the repeat while I was gone. And? It did.
I think the episode can be summed up by, "Yay beer!" Alternately, "Yay metabeer!"
Must go catch up *everywhere* now.
And can I just say that the level of dedication and wisdom among Buffista teachers is a joy to observe?
After counseling in a DC junior high and hearing the product of decades of an evil system turning what might have started out as good people into raving, cursing, abusing...not!teachers...it's wonderful to see the care you guys put into your work.
Em, sorry if that was information overload. Maybe I should have just yelled, "DOWN WITH DIRTY, ROTTEN KIDS! BAH!"
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3. Whenever things get noisy, just stop talking. Stop talking, stop moving, and just look pointedly at the talkers. Wait until there is silence (which there will eventually be). Calmly start talking again. (This technique doesn't work every time, but it definitely works better than yelling most of the time.)
I can vouch for this method. The kids will do the shushing for you.
3. Whenever things get noisy, just stop talking. Stop talking, stop moving, and just look pointedly at the talkers. Wait until there is silence (which there will eventually be). Calmly start talking again. (This technique doesn't work every time, but it definitely works better than yelling most of the time.)
Yes. This. This is the method that I've always tended to use with kids.
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Hey, anything short of screaming at kids that they are worthless/stupid or telling them that you hate your life and it is all their fault (pretty much direct quotes heard from my counseling office) is likely to impress me.
Hair hot! Kid cute! Teacher Bitches supporting!
I love this place.
Em, sorry if that was information overload. Maybe I should have just yelled, "DOWN WITH DIRTY, ROTTEN KIDS! BAH!"
No no, it was good. In fact, I may print it off. I just went off and read fanfic and then planned a little with AcrossTheHall!Teacher. Honestly, I'm okay with forgiving myself -- I just wish everyone's (not here -- at school) advice wasn't, "It'll be okay. You just have to not let them get away with anything," because that's exactly what I'm beating myself up for. So, you know, I KNOW. I could more use some encouragement that, hey, sometimes we're not as hardassed as we ought to be, but it won't necessarily doom the class for the whole year. Just keep trying.
Hey, I just made myself feel better! I will keep trying. It's just, a whole year of trying to explain that, yes, you CAN divide 8 by 7, and Roberto, stop talking to Erick; Edibald, this is your only warning that the hood has to come off; what's a negative times a negative? Erendira, spit the gum out in the trash can; no, it's not time to leave yet... Well. It's daunting. Thanks, everyone. I would just like this week to get over with, please.
Hey, anything short of screaming at kids that they are worthless/stupid or telling them that you hate your life and it is all their fault (pretty much direct quotes heard from my counseling office) is likely to impress me.
Yeah, anytime I get too down on myself for not hewing to good teaching practice enough, I have to remind myself, "At least I don't store urine in jars in my classroom."