The kids were out today, but for us drones it was a workday. We had a "mandatory" celebration. Let that sink in for a moment. A real "I Have A Dream" moment was the graduation gown garbed math department's (all white) call and response "sermon" on how great they are going to do on the TAKS this year. I wonder if anyone else made the connection. The "choir's" call to the department head to "preach on", etc...I don't know...made me a tad uncomfortable. But who am I to pooh-pooh someone else's irreverance?
Then I spent my afternoon preparing a (required) chart for all my students--race (I like the irony of the day), previous TAKS scores, ESL, SPED, at-risk, blah, blah, blah. Where did I get all this information you ask. From the student attendance program that the school district provides. Let that sink in for a moment. We, every core teacher, must fill in a chart on every one of our students with information that the district already has accumulated in one place.
On a lighter note, literally, I am lighter. 7.2 pounds in the last two weeks (clap, clap, clap). Note that we haven't started Project Croissant, yet. And I may be in real danger now that I own both of these...
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