Whew!

I survived this week. Monday was a pretty rough day. Had I had the luxury, I probably would have stayed home. The kids were absolutely off the wall, as one would expect in the days before break. Yesterday, I gave tests, and they were still nearly impossible to contain.

I think that when we return after the break, I’m going to need to find a way to keep better order in the classroom. The teacher I’m subbing for used essays, as in “Write 250 words on why you shouldn’t talk during announcements” or “chew gum in school” or “hit so-and-so with my book.” I’ve tried to avoid that, because I’m not overly fond of the “writing as punishment” tactic, but neither do I want to entirely change classroom management style at this point in the year.

Hmm…

I had over half of my class missing at the community college last night. Man, I will not be sorry to see this class go. The amount of apathy is overwhelming. Seriously.

In reference to something Jen posted a few days ago…boy am I glad to not be a Catholic reporter anymore. This constant Pope Health Watch is exhausting. Yeah, it would probably be a good thing for him to step down, but I have to wonder…why does anyone who’s not Catholic care? Why is this a daily mainstream news story? “In other news, the Pope appeared in the window for a silent blessing today.” WHO CARES? Gak. Anyone else have images of JP being propped up like Bernie for public appearances? (oh, I’m so going to hell…)

One of these days, I swear I’m going to get back to writing. Really. Meantime, I’m still waiting to hear on my re-submission to Woman’s World. It’s only been two months, and their “normal” turnaround is four. *Fingers crossed*