Monday, March 19, 2012

Spring Forget-Everything-We-Know (Formally Spring Break)

Everyone knows, kids go crazy the day before break starts...
     Just a week ago, they could literally be heard screaming down the halls,
                      "SPRING BREAK IS  HERE!!!!!!!!"

What no one tells you is that breaks screw up a classroom, a school, everything (I may be a little dramatic!)

I remember being a kid, and you couldn't wait until school started back up so you could
        see your friends
             show off your new clothes/tan/haircut/shoes/etc.
                     hear all about their vacation.

As a teacher, breaks mean starting over again.
We only spent the first 3 months of school, perfecting how to walk in a line
     But spring break hit and today, instead of walking in a line, we walked in a bunch
            And when the line went straight, someone always turned left.

And then there are the things heard throughout school...

"Mrs. Teacher-who-makes-everyone-laugh, is "obviously a boy" a boy?  Because sometimes I think HE
           might be a girl."

"I have been sick 60 times today."

"Where did you get your dress?  I really like how crazy it looks." (Kindergarten boy said this).

"Can we turn off the air-conditioning?  It's too cold."  (Mind you, the air conditioning is brand new, first time
               it has been used in the classroom.


And my personal favorite of the day.....
     A boy slapped someone and then lied to me...OBVIOUSLY the cherry on top of a
                             crazy crazy day!  Check back later for my sanity...hopefully the lost will be found.

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