Oopsie...

I finally lost my cool with my fifth period class. I believe my exact words were "Sit down and stop talking, RIGHT NOW. I WILL NOT tolerate this level of disrespect. I have tried to be as polite and respectful to y'all as I can, but this is not going to happen anymore. The next person who opens their mouth is out of my classroom!" I don't think they knew I could yell like that. I think I sent a total of like ten kids out of my room (not all at the same time), and after five minutes or so, I'd ask them if they could be quiet, and respectful. If they said yes, great, if they tried to argue that it wasn't fair, it wasn't their fault, blah blah blah, I left them out there for five more minutes. I was surprised that they stayed there! I always thought if I sent any of them out of the room that they would just take off. Anyway, allthough it worked today, yelling at my students is NOT a viable long term solution. I hope it cools them down enough so that we can start over with the established procedures that were never quite established in that class.

I also took up two computers yesterday, two today, AND a cell phone. I've gotten downright evil! Is it bad that I get a sick satisfaction out of confiscating their laptops? I guess it's cause it reminds me that I am the adult, and I really am the one in charge...

Last but not least, as soon as I can get everything cleaned out and cleaned up in here (my standard Friday routine), and make an appearance at the weekly science department ice cream social, I am outta here!! I have a long weekend. Well, not really. Monday is a teacher workday, which feels like a vacation, 'cause sitting through seminars all day is way easier than teaching class.

So anyway, I have a pseudo long weekend, AND....I'm going to the Fair on Saturday! Yay! You know how Kermit the Frog sounds when he gets all excited and shouts "Yaaaaaaaay!" and waves his arms in the air? That's me. I cannot WAIT. I've got two free tickets from work, plus a salary! Sam's never even been, poor thing! Gah, I'm going to explode. I need to use all this pent up energy to be productive so, I'll add more to this later. Love to all!