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18 days and counting!!!

I had the kids count how many days to the end of the year.  They included today because it was just beginning and they included all of the last day because they still had to get up in the morning.  I think that is a riot.  The teachers said it was 16.5 days and the kids say 18.  Who is fooling whom?  The kids have already quit.  I am pulling my hair out trying to get them to do their work.  I finally got out the Brain Games book and am making them review and review.  It has reading review, math reviews, science reviews and social studies reviews.  They are just going to have to work on these activities until they decide to go back to work.  These are hard activities too.

I feel like quitting too.  I am tired of lesson plans.  I am tired of naughty kids.  I am tired of getting up at 5:30 every morning so I can leave at 6:30.  My daughter says I should exercise in the morning.  When?  Before God gets up?  I think not!  Me and God have a special relationship.  I don't wake him up and he doesn't make me exercise.  It works for us.  We would have discussed this at church on Sunday but I over slept again.  I don't set the alarm on weekends.  I get up when it gets light in my room.  (However, I just put blackout curtains up and it now never gets light in my room.)  I can't wait to try them out this summer.  They are supposed to keep the heat out too.  Here in Phoenix, that is a major problem.

School is out in 3 1/2 weeks and I am ready and waiting. 

Published Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:15 AM by MysteryTeacher
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Betty said:

I used to put mine in groups at the end of the year and have them come up with skits to teach the class.  In language arts they would have new vocabulary words and have to act them out and present them.  Sometimes I would take them to the computer lab so they could work on powerpoints.  Those last days are crazy!  Good luck.

May 3, 2007 12:56 AM
 

joeblog said:

The kids can read your sense of anticipation and are feeding off of it.

May 4, 2007 7:32 AM
 

MysteryTeacher said:

I don't think that is it.  I always teach until the last minute.  I think it is Past teachers who have given them the idea that school is over.  I had them write news articles about something that happened this year at school or about school and most of them wrote that they were glad testing was over because now they could just have fun.  I never just have fun after testing.  I do end of the year tests even in fourth grade.

May 4, 2007 9:11 AM
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I am a wild, whacky, weird, wonderful woman and teacher. I am venturing into a previous life by teaching ELL this fall. I use to teach ESL years ago. I am excited, empowered, and employed. I love life.

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