I've been very busy this week with parent/teacher conferences. That always wears me out, and I usually lose my voice. Luckily, I still have somewhat of a voice. I had a hard time getting up this week.
I worked two nights this week at the learning center. I never know who I'm going to work with one-on-one. Sometimes I work with an 8th grader who is very pleasant, and sometimes I get the 2nd grade or younger crowd. The age doesn't matter that much to me, but the attention span of the students does. On Thursday, I worked with a young boy who couldn't sit still, broke pencils, said peculiar things, and repeatedly told me that he was hungry. This drove me crazy because I am on a diet, and from 4:00 to 6:00 I am also starving. I have never felt this way about a students before, and I've worked with difficult ones. I hope that I don't work with this child again or that he eats before he comes. So much for complaining.
Today was Dr. Seuss's birthday celebration. The teachers in our school swapped classes for a read aloud. I read to a 3rd grade class Oh, the Thinks You Can Think If Only You Try. I had a great time with them, and I love reading aloud to children. Each student from my class entered the Dr. Seuss contest where they wrote about their favorite Dr. Seuss story and created an illustration that represented the book. Two of my students had their artwork published in The Record newspaper, and they were thrilled. This week we had the Scholastic book fair, and quite a few students donated books to our classroom library. The PTA also gave each student a book on Friday. I feel reallly blessed to teach in a district where reading is celebrated.
On Friday I had to get my son's medical forms signed so that he can be on the hs baseball team. He has his permit and I drove to Hackensack and I asked him to drive home. Well, he almost hit a truck in front of us; we swerved to the left. After that, I decided it would be best if I drove the rest of the way home, but his feelings were hurt and we had a huge fight. Driving in this area is too stressful; there are too many people and everyone's in a big hurry. I looked up at the sky later to witness the full moon. Oh, that explains everything I thought to myself. My husband spoke to my son and later called me. He said the same thing: "It's a full moon!" I don't know if I should plan our driving lessons around the lunar calendar.
My daughter is away at college and in the process of trying to change her major. She now wants to switch from education to nursing at TCNJ. She met with the dean and he explained to her that she cannot transfer until next May and that there is no guarantee that she will be admitted into the program. Needless to say, she is upset. I don't know what to tell her. She is allowed to take the nursing courses next year, but I'm not so sure that this is going to work out. Also they want her to take two courses over the summer at Bergen Cmty. She was planning on working as a life guard and she needs the money. (Don't we all.) Well she and I are so confused. Life is not easy as a freshman. I just hope that she does not change her mind again.
On Saturday, I hope to get some fresh air and I need to regroup.
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