This was supposed to be posted 2/20/07...

Today is like a page out of last year. The tension headache, the defiant child, the phone call home, the expertly planned lesson thwarted by teacher absence and thus an abundance of extra children. Rewind. Deja vu. And so on and so forth. I just hope this is a temporary step backward. You'd have thought having most of last week off would have provided the relaxation we all needed. Instead I think everyone got bored and stir crazy and are finally releasing it.

On the bright side one of my favs got into a prestigious art school today. He was accepted for instrumental music, although he could pursue a variety of artistic arenas I think. I felt as though I was walking on air when he told me. It's incredible to know that someone was just given the credit they deserve and to be aware that their potential for talent development and success and happiness is all of sudden inexplicably enhanced is amazing. I have never experienced stronger emotions for someone else than myself ever before. Having children must be exhausting.

Then one student came in to the math teacher's room today and said "I need to get a blow job today" and I was forced to remember what the other 99% of the job is like.

... almost two years later and I'm not sure how much progress I have made.