I know I'm not the most faithful blogger, but even I get sick of seeing the same post up after a while. So, although I really don't have much to say, here I am.

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and we are supposed to be going on a field trip to beautify some of the local parks, but it seems Mother Earth has her own plans for celebrating, which include cold temperatures, wet rain, and probably some wind. If nothing else, it's a good excuse to wear jeans and a sweatshirt I guess, instead of killer heels. (I'm always ordering Arian to give me a footrub after school, but she seems to weasel out of it far too often.)

Here's my funny teaching story of the month: I gave the students a new seating chart to start the new quarter off. One girl was seated in the back, next to the wall. As I'm giving instruction, I see her stand up and walk over to the other side of the classroom. I don't think much of it, because that is where I keep the tissues, and a lot of students utilize those during class. But, as I'm lecturing (and still watching her), she picks up the stapler and takes it back to her desk. Okay, no biggie, she just needs to staple her paper. She does get out a paper, but then she holds it up to the wall and WHACKS THE STAPLER INTO IT, NAILING THE PAPER TO THE WALL! That's the point I finally am forced out of "lesson mode" and into "what-do-you-think-you're-doing?!" mode. The whole class gets distracted when I ask her, and I completely lose control when she answers: "There was a booger on the wall and I didn't want to look at it."

I guess the lesson to be learned is, forget wiping the walls, just staple notepaper over it, and you won't have to look at them! :D
Ya gotta love the mechanics of the 13-year-old mind!