tales from the schoolyard...
i am in official countdown mode to when i finish up at great baddow.. only 7 more teaching days and i am out of there! so it seems the right time to share a little of what has been keeping me amused at work these last few weeks. seriously, i couldn't make this shit up...
the history department have been having some meetings to discuss the curriculum. most of the teachers don't enjoy teaching the JFK unit so we have been trying to think of another individual to study. i kid you not, one of the options is a unit on Princess Di. looks like i'm leaving just in time..
one of the more disturbing things i've encountered this year is 'the phantom shitter'. he/she/they sneak into classrooms and leave a dirty big turd on the floor to be discovered by a horrified teacher in the morning. they have struck a few times and are yet to be caught. there is something seriously deranged about these children.
lunchtime last week one of the chidlers was climbing up on the roof, fell and cut open his ball sack. poor little bugger. it was the source of much hilarity for those that witnessed it. he had to go to the hospital and everything. i wonder if he met up with the other student who has been admitted to the children's ward for od'ing on ADHD medicine bought in the playground black market..
i got to attend another parents night. man i love those nights and in england the kids come along as well. so when you are informing the parents that their kid is a bit of a numskull, the numskull in question is right there to enjoy the moment too! it's also fun to tell parents when their kid is a superstar. because for all my bitching, i do teach some lovely kids who awe me with their perceptiveness and insight..
the ghetto wannabe kids in my bottom set yr 9 class have taken to referring to their braces as their 'bling'. "yo i got per-mission from my orthodontist to be wearing this bling miss, so don't be giving me no uniform strike". it's pretty impressive the amount of times they can work it into a conversation. hilarious.
only 25 more lessons to teach and you can bet i'm hoping at least some of my students do something ridiculous and stupid so we can all have a chuckle at their expense...
the history department have been having some meetings to discuss the curriculum. most of the teachers don't enjoy teaching the JFK unit so we have been trying to think of another individual to study. i kid you not, one of the options is a unit on Princess Di. looks like i'm leaving just in time..
one of the more disturbing things i've encountered this year is 'the phantom shitter'. he/she/they sneak into classrooms and leave a dirty big turd on the floor to be discovered by a horrified teacher in the morning. they have struck a few times and are yet to be caught. there is something seriously deranged about these children.
lunchtime last week one of the chidlers was climbing up on the roof, fell and cut open his ball sack. poor little bugger. it was the source of much hilarity for those that witnessed it. he had to go to the hospital and everything. i wonder if he met up with the other student who has been admitted to the children's ward for od'ing on ADHD medicine bought in the playground black market..
i got to attend another parents night. man i love those nights and in england the kids come along as well. so when you are informing the parents that their kid is a bit of a numskull, the numskull in question is right there to enjoy the moment too! it's also fun to tell parents when their kid is a superstar. because for all my bitching, i do teach some lovely kids who awe me with their perceptiveness and insight..
the ghetto wannabe kids in my bottom set yr 9 class have taken to referring to their braces as their 'bling'. "yo i got per-mission from my orthodontist to be wearing this bling miss, so don't be giving me no uniform strike". it's pretty impressive the amount of times they can work it into a conversation. hilarious.
only 25 more lessons to teach and you can bet i'm hoping at least some of my students do something ridiculous and stupid so we can all have a chuckle at their expense...
posted by melissa the kisser at 9:17 pm
3 Comments:
much that you have said about those little .... am sure you will miss them all, well, being entertained , talked about n chuckled over the incidents, what better circus can give u that?
can't wait to see you, keep the travel log going, much prefer those...love ma
Just imagine the tales you gave your teachers! :P
I will be over.... I have no idea. The girl I hired to hopefully be able to take some of my work when I leave appears to be about as excited by work as you are by a unit on Princess Di! Back to the old Drawing board!
Let's see how much they love their 'bling' after a few years, when no matter how hard to scrub, they stay looking tarnished?
So 5 teaching days to go now?
I want pictures from Budapest. And not just because Keanu Reeves said it funny in "Bram Stoker's Dracula'. All together now, 'Beewwwwdapest'.
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