viernes, febrero 25, 2005
un pasito pa' adelante
YAY, IT'S FRIDAY!!! i've actually had a life this week so i haven't been keeping you all up to date on my daily weirdness. in summary:
i officially conferenced with nightmare mom. i agonized over it, i sought a lot of advice, and in the end it turned out great. i made a point of speaking up immediately (apparently a kid had grabbed her child's crotch.. of course, i didn't see it, so she wanted to know what i intended to do about it), then let her ramble for awhile about her concerns, with intermittent interruptions by me about how good and smart her son is (he really is a good kid, but one of these days his mom's gonna get him a bad reputation). it worked like a charm. she hasn't pestered me before or after school even once all week, and today she gave me a big smile and friendly slap on the shoulder as she left the cafeteria.
the other first grade teachers have had rough weeks, FINALLY making me feel like i'm not alone. the team leader has chilled out significantly... i have found that if i joke about her anal-retentiveness and bossiness, it goes over quite well AND still makes my point. in small doses, i'm sure, but for now we're chummy again. in fact, team leader actually has a parent crazier than mine that caused her to hide in my room after school because her student's mother was rather pissed after her court date regarding her son's excessive (40+) absences. at least my parents don't make me feel endangered.
the missing glasses appeared today. the little girl that i thought took them came up to me in the afternoon and announced that she had found them and that they were waiting in her backpack! i reminded her that her compañera's parents were very upset about losing the glasses, and that she should write them a letter explaining how she found the glasses. strangely, this kid was happy to do it and wrote a chipper little note to the parents. again, six year olds are weird, and i just need to accept that i will never fully understand them.
i've admitted to two teachers that i don't know if i'll be coming back. contracts must be renewed by the third week of march, and i still haven't heard back from the middle school. i guess i'll call next week.
parent conferences are coming up the monday after next, promptly followed by report cards. that should make things interesting. have a good weekend!
parent conferences are coming up the monday after next, promptly followed by report cards. that should make things interesting. have a good weekend!
