this was my calculus class's conclusion after today's morning announcements (our principal likes to take about 5 minutes each day talking over the PA about how special we all are and how wonderful it is to be at school today - things which are nevertheless partially true). i had written "you are your own special snowflake" on the board, and - upon a student's apt observation that none of them were white - carrotted in the word "brown," much to our collective laughter and approval.
in other news, i'm failing a lot of kids - many of whom never having received lower than a B before.
also - i'm settling in to some sort of akward rhythm. my horizon of survival has moved beyond "tomorrow," and into a sense of "this week" as a breathable interval. next - i imagine - will be "the next couple of weeks," and somewhere along the line i'll have a sense of "the term," and "the year."
10.12.2005
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I can tell you are doing much better than I was in my first year teaching. Keep it up, push yourself, but don't beat yourself up.
-Shamus
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