Is It Really November?

I made a student cry this week.  She is the overwrought, straight-A type (the same type I was back in the seventh grade), and I had given her a 78 on a quiz.

I still think she deserved the grade, but it was at the bottom of a very large stack, and I was feeling uncharitable by the time I got to it.  In response to her hysteria, I reviewed her work and found enough extra points to give her a B.

The truth was it didn't really affect her grade for the marking period either way, but now I feel like she got away with something.  I hate that.

*****

A student in a different class asked me if I was a student teacher.

"No, I'm a real teacher," I responded.  If you have to explain it like that, though, I'm not sure you are.

*****

I still have a job.  The principal agreed to let me work  one fewer day per week.  It was an unexpected compromise.

He essentially reserved the right to fire me if I should ever need to take a day off for, well, anything, but I'll cross that bridge when I cough on it.

Comments

[JK]

Is the "firing" for any future time off written down or just something that might have been said to keep you on your toes?

I would think that's an unfair standard... What, part-time people can't get sick? I am glad he gave you the one less day a week though.

[liz]

What JK said.

[Toni]

Ditto on the above comments. I can't believe he said that (although I had a boss tell me that it wasn't a good use of my lunch hour to study - I should be doing his work. Yeah...gotta love the bosses).

Either way - it sounds like you're a bit happier with the situation. Hopefully it goes well.

[cricket]

Thought you would get a kick out of this crap. :)

the headline reads:
Can't get pregnant? Try a ‘procreation vacation’
Hotels around world luring couples who are trying to have a baby
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592124/

[nadine-speechless]

How could he do that?!

Well, at least, he gave you a day less a week.

Hope that helps.

Have you swum?