that is me laughing so hard i am crying
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
high schoolers
and
i was asked by the kids to be a part of a homecoming skit
i am a little nervous
especially as i was asked by a student i don't even have in class
im already getting a rep!!!
I love that your students find you you cute! That is right on and true. You are cute and you have a great personality to go with it.
It is nice to have some outside compliments because sometimes we need that.
Fig,
I think it's great that the kids like you. I think back on the teachers I had and the ones that come to mind as being great are the ones who interacted with me, the ones who made the classes fun..
the rest
well they just showed up and made the time suck.
i hate sucking time
blech
this year I am trying to interact less with the teachers in the staff room
that was were all the discension was in my old school
and
there are always spies
(paranoia)
i like my job and love the area
don't need no drama
so
i am placing my people pleasing assets in my classroom at lunch and only going in for brief snatches
i know the teachers less but
oh well
its a 180 for me!!!
look at me
all solution based
and
mimosa coming right up tootsieroll
Fig,
I teach high school also. I have one student who Aspergers. One day in class the young man was talking to me and this is the conversation we had a week ago.
Student - Mrs.R, you know what I'd like to see?
Me - What would you like to see V?
Student- A really hot girl topless
Me - (Trying to act like it's no big deal he said this) V, I really don't think this is a appropriate conversation to be having at school.
Student - (very sincere) It's not? Okay, I didn't know that.
While this conversation is going on the boys are snickering.
Student - D, why are you laughing, wouldn't you like to see a hot girl topless?
I sure wish I had written down all the funny things I had witnessed the 22 years I've been teaching!
HEeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeee
i love that stuff!!!!
Hey! I would like to see that too!
well
jeeeeeeeeeeeepers all
you're within yodeling distance
come on down already
How bout a nice Irish cream coffee please> My feet are cold. I'm sitting outside. I need to put some socks on. With my capris that will look silly. So I guess I'll get my jeans. Isn't it supposed to still be summer? Did we even have summer? What is this about Yodelling? How about Modeling?
Barb
Morning smooch, Fig!
A hot girl, topless? Hmmmmm.
dday in newcomers could use some advice - not to hijack
hijack away lovely chickapoo
smooch BH
so today I am wearing capris and my lovely lime green docs. My 8th graders wanted to see them
i am counting every person that stares at my feet but doesn't comment
62 at last count
i think that is the whole school!!!
i also implemented a pass system with the journalism class (which i teach) so they can get into games free to catch some action photos
i am trying to work out a way to create some reciprocity with neighboring schools
woot woot
look at me implementing change
i am all about solution based planning!!!
Hey Fig,
Smart move to avoid the politics at work. I'm doing the same - focusing on my students and keeping the lowdown otherwise. I'm waaay less stressed as a result.
I'm assuming the topless comment was during a bio or physiology class? Perfectly understandable...
Give the young man 2 stickers for honesty.
FL
that (for a change) wasn't in my class!!!!
today I had a student say he was high when he wrote his paper.
i looked at him blank faced and said
well I hope you had your ration of mt dew and funyuns cause we have some serious editing to do
i thought he was going to choke to death
i like keeping them on their toes
it is a lot less stress huh
i just eat my dry cereal and email people
and correct tests
less work later
less drama
figgy is a winner!!!!
Yes she is!
and sarah msclaughlin and her husband split after 11 years
blech
but my parents and paul newman and his wife give me hope
And interesting how her songs reflected her issues or so she said. this next album is very telling apparently.
i really like her so i will have to check it out i think
God bless my parents
my mom said Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead keeps them together!!!!
I have higher ground on right now
(the Chili Pepper version....stevie wonder's version is my ringtone!!!)
just because
it jazzes me up and i need it for these damn 8th graders!!!!
Oh, I love the Stevie Wonder version!
and
staring kid has a whole dossier(sp?) i guess
on why he stares
so
today his group gets snickers for being the 1st doen with their pages
and
let me tell you
it's going to be hard giving that snickers up
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
Funny how you find that out once you ask around. One of those things that you'd think someone would've shared beforehand.
Can I stare too?
what'dya mean - a whole dossier? He stares a lot?
yup
he is a serial starer
he is sexually ahead of his classmates and so he stares a lot
and
he isn't in class today
so
the hair on the back of my neck can lay down!!!
yup
he is a serial starer
he is sexually ahead of his classmates and so he stares a lot
and
he isn't in class today
so
the hair on the back of my neck can lay down!!!
I could add a lot here but for some reason today I feel like just being nice!
Morning Ms fig,
You know I always thought of myself as a fashion icon. I don't mean because I spent a lot of money on clothes but I do have an eye for trends and so does the youngest child of the corn. That was supposed to be what I was going to school for but somewhere I got sidetracked. We believe in accessorize, accessorize, accessorize!
Anyway, glad that the hormonal surge is out today. Maybe you can spend more time figuring out the rest of the kids instead of being distracted. Oh the skit sounds like a fun thing to do. Of course I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE all of that stuff!
Love,
Bethie
i am lucky i get my clothes ont he right way
i have done some trend things before they were trendy but i just looked like a freakshow
oh well
i am an anomally here now
because i don't have a tractor and i have been to the big twin cities!!!
I sure do likey them anomalies.
Morning smooches, figgy!
LOL!
Ya'll are too cute~!
Hey what's up Chicki?
How's the stud with the x-ray eyes doing? Is he any better now that his classmates knocked him down a peg?
So when is homecoming? What do they do up there to celebrate? Do they all ride their tractors to the football field or something?
We don't have homecoming up here. What exactly does it mean? I know I have seen stuff in the movies about it but wonder about the significance.
Edited for a . instead of a ?
they actually do ride tractors to the football field and it doesn't even need to be homecoming for themt o do it
homecoming is next Friday
and
BB will be cheering with the cheerleaders and i will be video taping as Baboo needs to work
they do skits (yikes) and vote on king and queen and all that jazz
stud boy was there today but didn't try to stare me down (phew)
and
i got all my grading done
(I am happy dancing right now)
Hey....
You still doing the Happy Dance? It's seems so strange to see you around these parts at night! Strange but nice!
no more ants crawling up my ass!!!!!!!!
Well, I am glad to hear that (I remember that lament!)
I loved high school - made the winning float with my friend. A giant football eating the opponent, legs kicking and all.
We have International Peace Day tomorrow.
And, I feel safer being around elementary kids all day! We only get dirty looks when we have to scold them.
Thank God I only have to deal with my own 8th grader.I know I couldn't handle other peoples 8th graders.
tomorrow is talk like a pirate day!!!!!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh
LOL I'm so gonna wake D14 up like that.
i am givign my students extra credit for dressing like a pirate
A little different than Peace Day :0)
Sounds like you'll have more fun...
well
we'll see!!!!
I always ended up doing extra credit.I would have loved this one.LOL
I just asked 5th graders to finish the joke:
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Then, they have to illustrate it.
Its been hilarious.
Any takers?
Can't wait to hear their responses!!!
that sounds like a fun project
i am all about swiping other people's ideas
i might swipe that one!!!
You can do the writing, my kids can do the illustrating! Who says we can't integrate
Of course, its across state lines...is that legal?
Morning smooches, Figgy! Friday (for you).
Question here
how do you handle a disagreement when it seems like no sides are listening?
i have a firm belief
a battle worth fighting for
and
the other person says they share that but are not showin git in actions
everytime i try to bring this up i am told i am testing our friendship
and
i guess i am
i mean
it's not a pop quiz
it was clearly laid out
but they get really defensive when i call them on it...when i question their actions
i am told that i am sayign oen thing and then another, which i don't feel but maybe i am
how do you resolve this sort of thing
in the past i would suck it up and hold it in or cut and run from the friendship
i don't WANT to do either
suggestions please????
Well fig,
This can get dicey. The first thing I always ask myself is if this friendship is worth it. Some friendships are very 1 sided where there is no give and take, it's all give. At onetime I would have just gone along. I don't do this anymore. Life's just too darn short! If this person has a place in your heart and they feel the same, then they wouldn't want you to have to hold this in. I believe true friends want the best for us.
However there are many different levels of friendship, close, casual, acquaintances. If what is bothering you is going to destroy what you have with this person and they won't deal with it, I think I would try to get to the bottom of it or at least accept the limits of this friendship. Sometimes you just have to be willing to lose it all in order to be true to yourself.
Thuggy,
I am going to shake my diluted head from side to side and see what comes out only because you have added and provided SOOOO much on my gasping thread. (hence no promises of divine wisdom here)
i have a firm belief
a battle worth fighting for
and
the other person says they share that but are not showin git in actions
everytime i try to bring this up i am told i am testing our friendship
Life tests each and every ones friendships daily. I have never understood this statement except for the fact that it always puts one on the defensive. All problems or disagreements survive and grow off darkness. When mouths are closed, darkness and suspicions grow. Clarity is the only ointment.
they get really defensive when i call them on it...when i question their actions
i am told that i am sayign oen thing and then another, which i don't feel but maybe i am
how do you resolve this sort of thing
in the past i would suck it up and hold it in or cut and run from the friendship
Often times I find myself on the other side of this equation because I must have real problems in the cognitive area but what helps me with this conflict is knowing that I have to acheive clarity so if all avenues have been exhausted by trying to sift through all the details with the other individual go without resolution, then I say "How bout we sit on this for a couple of days and think about it and then we can talk about it with maybe some sort of resolution. I would hate to see anything like this stand in our way of our friendship"
That being said, my success rate (especially in my M)is about 50/50. Not great odds but something. I try to live by the rule that I don't know everything nor does the other person in front of me know everything. Then I have a pint of beer, mumble to a Replacements song and strum a few strings away from everyone.
Of course I come back to hurt feelings but I feel a little more clear headed.
So there you are....fragments of thought from my diluted head. I hope it helps figgy...peace on the pathways
whapu
i miss you
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
you have great wisom there
you and bethie both have given me lots to think about
i think that handling this correctly will be a great test for me
i think my beleifs make trying to hear what the other person is saying very difficult
and
their defensiveness pisses me off which makes me lash out
ugh
i need to stop this unhealthy cycle in me
i have serious issues when people get defensive and stop listening
it shuts me down
maybe writing it out
so i can see the consistencies for myself
will help me understand what is happening better
or at least give me something tangible
and i love the replacements
all shook down is awesome
Is what the other person trying to say going against your believes? because you say you think your beliefs make it hard to hear. So then maybe you just don't believe in the same thing and to have the friendship you both will just have to agree to disagree or not be friends on that level.
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M ycom p uter is all fi g gied up.
i swear i didn't infect your computer
hey fig,
not sure if you're still thinking through issue with friend, but here's my $.02.
You talk about them being defensive and how that makes you feel, but defensiveness isn't about you, it's about them. And it means they won't listen no matter what you say, until they're ready to listen. Most times it takes some kind of trigger of awareness for them, something they encounter in another context or a small, digestible thing you say, that opens them up to hear the rest of it.
Guess I'm saying, don't roll in with the 101st airborne division of reason, but think about how to make smaller steps towards the bigger discussion making sure there are plenty of opportunities to judge whether they are listening or shutting down. Sometimes it takes a while. And it also gives you the chance to hear them as well - something we often don't do when we're absolutely sure of our own opinions.
my perspective, fwiw, lodo
thanks for all the help guys
i am going to start writing stuff down and lodo...you are correct...it's hard to be objective when you are close to the subject matter
and
i was listening to some music today
and
the kids and i were singing this song at the top of our lungs and i realized that it is kind of an anthemn for all of us
There are places I remember all my life,
Though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places have their moments
Of lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I loved them all.
And with all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these mem'ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
And I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them.
In my life I loved you more.
And I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them.
In my life I loved you more
In my life I loved you more
and because it is one of my favorite love songs
There are places I remember all my life,
Though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places have their moments
Of lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I loved them all.
And with all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these mem'ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
And I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them.
In my life I loved you more.
And I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them.
In my life I loved you more
In my life I loved you more
and because i like this one too
Let's go down, together
3 AM tomorrow night
I'll take you over anything
Let's go out, together
Broad daylight in the street
I'll take you anywhere
Chorus:
Your music fills my car
Your voice breaks every time
I'm still wondering
If I know who you are
I hang on every line
Let's go down, together
Down by the old mainstream
I'll take you over anything
Let's go back in time 1959
I'll take you, Radio King
ok that is enough music for today
i'm off to listen to my high fidelity soundtrack
i love that stevie wonder song
Hey fig,
thinking of beatles reminded me how much i like this version of something in the way she moves from Across the universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9njdTKhs2coh yea, and this version of hey jude from the same movie - guess you have to watch it to understand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBgC0ytvTMs&feature=related
i want to see that movie
time to order it up i think!!!
i love that song
somethingin the way she moves me
Figgy,
Just stumbling through the neighborhood of threadom with bleary eyes and nostrils awakened by hefty "bean steam".
Guess I'm saying, don't roll in with the 101st airborne division of reason
Sorry, Figgy but I have to ask where I can contact this airborne division. I didn't even realize they existed and I could really use their help! Fodo, do tell.
I went to 2 shows this weekend since you were referencing music. Friday, saw the Stereophonics right near my house for those old late 80"s cheap door prices and they didn't let me down! Then on saturday saw Augustana, Maroon 5 and the Counting Crows. A good show being the strange lineup. It caused huge swells of disapproval in my homestead being back to back moments but I had to see Stereophonics and the Counting Crows...Anyway, I am babbling. I left a temperate cup of Cyber Bean steam to jostle you for the upcoming week...peace
woooooooooooooooot
counting crows rock
and
totally bring back my college days
I need to download a song.
I think it is by Counting Crows.
How is creepy boy, fig? Still staring?
we had picture day today
and the picture lady made me slouch
because seh said iw as short
so i don't know why i would have to slouch
and tehn she made me turn my head weird and look down
so
i ended up looking about 50 pounds heavier and eyeless because the angle of my chin tilting down and how i had to hold my head made the frame of my glasses go right over myyeys
so you can't tell i have eyes
and
then
when i saw it and said ummmmm really
can we take a different one so that you can tell i have eyes
she said no
next
so i went and ate two cookies and cried
and
my younger son is having issues in school and he has never had issues in school before
and
the oldest hardy cried in school yesterday because he didn't want to read outloud
ugh
i need a xanax
we had picture day today
and the picture lady made me slouch
because seh said iw as short
so i don't know why i would have to slouch
and tehn she made me turn my head weird and look down
Oh no!! stupid lady anyway! ya think they would know better. I sorry ;o(
They do some weird azz things dont they? I think they WANT them to be bad pics, maybe she was jealous!
I'm sorry about Hardy boy too
maybe he needs to just get use to the newness? ya know how at first its all exciting, then that wears off, then you get homesick, then you start to like it.
Kinda like us w/ our single H-less lives.
((( Figgy and Hardy boy )))
What a b!tch that picture lady is!
sorry about how she treated you and for your boys too!
UGH!!! What a ditz that picture lady was. Maybe you should challenge her qualifications for official picture taking???
Anyway, hope the Hardy's and you will be OK. I say Xanax for everyone!!!! Actually, why don't they put them out in little bowls in every classroom, kinda like mints?
that would be the best
like a little handful of love
and
i had theis great mixture
salted peanuts
mixed with candy corn
tastes like a salted nutroll
What a b!tch that picture lady is!
HAHA I bet her ears are ringing! Hey fig want me to go home and use my voodoo doll on her? I will ya' know!
Hey my work neighbor brought in this new candy corn by Brach's that is apple/chocolate. At first I didn't think I liked it but it sure does grow on you, and with peanuts...yum!
I'm so sorry that the boys seem to be having some difficulties. I know you and if anyone can get to the bottom of it and straighten things out, that would be you.
So....here's some candy corn and peanuts to better days ahead!
Love,
Bethie
i am making a tub of that shite!!!!
and
i swear i will get tot he post office to mail that package for you yet!!!
it's sort of an awkward shape
siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
Now, apple and chocolate candy corn actually sounds good. I hate the original kind.
apple and chocolate candy corn? Am I the only one that thinks that sounds gross?
Of course, I never liked candy corn to begin with. Give me a snickers bar any day ...
ohhh candy corn! its soooo fall like , its basically just a triangle of sugar tho isnt it? mmmm mmmmm sugar lol
I have a coffee mug thats shaped like a big ol candy corn.
just sayin
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Ms fig..........
How's your day going so far? How did the boys do yesterday?
I thought about them last night and hoped that yesterday was a better day for them.
So I'm going to an SNL halloween party. I'm going as Mary Katherine Gallagher. It was easy because I found a catholic school uniform at goodwill. Whadda' ya' think?
I LOVE IT!!!!
OMG
that would be awesome
I would dress as a Gilda Radner character
what about Rosanna anna danna
or that rocker chick she played witht he hairy armpits
So I'm going to an SNL halloween party. I'm going as Mary Katherine Gallagher. It was easy because I found a catholic school uniform at goodwill. Whadda' ya' think?
OK, go ahead and wear it but don't mess it up...cuz, you need it for your show.......
Those costumes aren't easy to come by, ya know!!!!
HAHAHA...the last SNL halloween was 4 years ago and I went as the ladies man. I made my girlfriend who always dresses like a like a Ho go as my skank. It didn't cost her a thing all she had to do was go to her closet!