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Sunday, December 06, 2009

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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
By Rick Riordan
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             Stare down

This week is my last week at school, so I need to finish all my goodbye letters and nice comments to all the students.  That took a long time to do when I was at the other school, but I think it's worth it.

Some moments with the students:

  • This week I had a kid jokingly tell me, "Ms. Burton, that calendar over there is inappropriate.  It must be taken down."  I asked him what was inappropriate about it, and he said, "Because the days of the week are initialed, and WTF shows up together."  I laughed and said, "Well, sorry that society has created an acronym that happens to be on the calendar.  I believe the calendar was here first."
  • I currently have two students who said they were finishing a comic up in which they have portrayed me as an hyperactive squirrel who loves coffee.  That should be interesting.
  • I showed this picture to the class as a weird picture of the day:

            zombie-garden-sculpture

and I asked if anyone what to make comment about it, and a girl raised her hand and said, "Is that what you do to your ex-boyfriends, Ms. Burton?"  Apparently they think I bury them out in my backyard, I suppose.

I passed my portfolio check point, so yea.  That thing was silly and a tedious task.  Perhaps now that student teaching is over, I can resuscitate my xanga back to life.  Now, if you'll excuse me, I am now heading over to a friend's house to eat dinner.  Pigs in a blanket!  I'm so excited.


Sunday, November 29, 2009

Almost Over

I had a good Thanksgiving.  Now it's just down hill from here.  I have to say good-bye yet again to another set of kids.  Ack.  Why is that so hard?  I'm working on my résumé and I'm going to apply around the area.  That would be awesome to get a job at the same school I did my student teaching for....but we'll see.

It's kind of weird finding a career field I actually fit into....'cause I kind of sucked in the other career fields.  For example:

Office worker

Secretary (hanging up the phone):  Janis, go down to Mrs. Wilkerson's class and let her know that her bus is going to be late this afternoon for her volleyball team.

Janis (excitedly):  Okay!!

Moments later, Janis boldly walks into Mrs. Wilkerson, but then suddenly freezes up when she realizes everyone is staring at her to give her message to the teacher.  Mrs. Wilkerson looks up from the paper she was reading.

Janis:  Um...your...bus is going to be late?

Mrs. Wilkerson (gives the messenger a weird look):  What?

Janis:  Your bus....it's....going to be late.

The classroom is completely silent.

Mrs. Wilkerson:  O...kay.....I'll just call the office.  Thank you.

Fastfood worker

Customer: Um, ma'am, where's my other value meal?

Janis (confused):  Your what?

Customer:  I ordered two value meals.

Janis:  Aw, crud.

Customer:  And I never got my drink.

Social Worker

Janis:  So, I declared a major today.

Courtney:  Oh yeah? What?

Janis:  Social work.

Courtney:  Janis, you can't major in that.

Janis:  Why not?

Courtney:  Well....it's called social work.  First off, you don't work.  You never worked a day in your life.  Secondly, you're not a social person.  You're an anti-social freak like me.

Janis:  Aw, dang it.

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And so, there you have it.  It just takes a while to find a fitting occupation I suppose.

Hahaha, also....I am very easily amused.

    


Monday, November 23, 2009

I feel so loved.


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Ha, I totally know nothing about cars.  If I ever have to take my car in to get fixed, I sound like a nimrod trying to explain what's wrong.  Today someone showed me how to replace the bulb for my brake light.  It didn't seem too hard.  I'm sure it was comical for this guy to watch me try to put the bulb in backwards at first.

                100_0892

Argh.  Geez.  I keep telling myself that I will learn about cars so I won't be that stereotypical girl who doesn't know anything.....but....quite honestly, cars and other types of vehicles bore me to no end.  So, I never get around to learning.

Here's a list of topics that if you asked my opinion about, I would sound like a total moron trying to talk about them:

  • Vehicles or machines
  • Sports
  • Gardening (I can't even take care of non-living plants)
  • Brands of clothes or types of fabric
  • Most sciences (except for biology....and I know a little about geology)
  • Spelling
  • Drugs
  • Statistics
  • Make-up or hair products
  • Politics
  • Catholicism
  • Wars
  • Air speed velocity of an unladen swallow

I'm sure I'll think of some other topics later....

Those topics in the list above sounds important, too.....I mean....take a look at the list of useless topics I'm fairly knowledgeable about:

  • State nicknames (I mean....who cares?!)
  • Literature
  • Memorizing dates when certain events occurred
  • Identifying movies and actors and actresses
  • Picking out allusions in stories
  • Problem solving
  • Certain genres of music
  • Analyzing people

Eh, I guess that can be a good list.  I just like making lists.


Okay, raise your hand if you think Janis is neglecting her xanga.

          chimp

Yeah, that's what I thought.  Well, perhaps I'll update this weekend.  I had my final observation this week, and I have an "A" for the block.  Sweet.  Now....I just have finish my portfolio and résumé.....and figure out what I'm writing my research paper on that is due in the Spring.  That research paper is the only thing I have left to do to earn a Master's degree.....and sadly....I have no motivation for it.  All I care about is making lesson plans, teaching, connecting with students, and solving problems in the classroom. 

I don't care about a paper!!



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