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October 2007 - Posts

i should be an action figure!

Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 9:24 PM by mz.w :: 2 Comments
according to juan, who is a BIG wwe fan, i make "the rock" face, complete with crossed arms. and today, he said there should be an action figure. my pose should be "the rock" pose and i should say "focus" "i don't know. can you?" and "look it up." "i Read More...

i gave a kid detention

Posted Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:17 AM by mz.w :: 1 Comments
which in and of itself is nothing. i got kids that just need that extra "ugh, i have to stay after school" motivation to handle their business and i have the kids who need the one-on-one and don't know it. what was special about this kid was that i didn't Read More...

there was an effing fistfight in class today

Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:26 PM by mz.w :: 1 Comments
oh yeah. right there. it was just after the bell rang and the kids were still getting settled in, getting books, sharpening pencils, the usual chaos. i'm telling billy which page to trun to when an avalanche of cussing comes tumbling over my head and Read More...

i don't turn off

Posted Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:34 PM by mz.w :: 0 Comments
i was discussing the framework of a study i am doing w. another woman in the study and she made a comment about how the ideas get repeated throughout and i respond w. "it's called spiraled instruction" i also felt the need to explain to the other party Read More...

i look 13

Posted Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:33 AM by mz.w :: 2 Comments
well, according to the friend of my student. admittedly, i was wearing jeans, a school sweatshirt and my green chucks since it was a friday--dressdown/spirit day. but still! a 13 yo thought i was an 8th grader. that's a bit much. i would go w/18-19 yo Read More...