Today it was a fourth grader during ELD that asked me while I was walking around checking on students' progress, "Hey, what's wrong with your lip?" I asked her what she meant, but she quickly back-tracked and just said "never mind." I responded with my tried and true response of, "that's just the way my lips are."
But really! That's the third time I've had a kid comment on my lips! What is wrong with me?! Ah! No one ever asked me this when I was subbing in Astoria...perhaps I am only a freakish lip mutant in Salem.
Anyways, I thought that was weird.
In other news - this hot weather is not at all pleasant when you're spending all day in a non-air conditioned room with around 30 sweaty kids. They kids are irritable (as is teacher) and it doesn't smell that good. And then I'm doing battle all afternoon trying to get kids to pay attention while we're reading a book that none of them like (Summer of the Swans) and do a long math test that none of them seem to get.
I know Summer of the Swans is supposed to be a classic book and all, but really, it's pretty boring. And I'd guess that about 95% of kids don't like it. Just seems like not the best way to inspire a love of reading. But then again, those are the books schools have class sets of. And the books that kids like aren't always the best suited for use in a classroom. I don't know, I have mixed feelings on that.
I did think the book the teacher was using as a read aloud was interesting. That one's going on my list-of-books-to-read-someday-if-I-ever-have-time-and-ever-read-the-hoards-of-books-already-on-the-list list.
3 comments:
I can't believe the lip thing. It just makes me laugh when I think about it. I see nothing strange at all about your lips - it must just be Salem. You would think the teacher would do a book in the last two weeks of school that is a sure winner with kids. It would make things a lot easier on her and her sub. Love you!!! MOM
That is strange that 3 kids have asked you about your lips. I think this is offset though by the kid that wanted to hook you up with his dad, no weird lip questions from him! Sorry about all the sweaty, smelly kiddo's, and good luck on that mondo book list of yours : )
Hugs, Rhonda
LOL! Nothing is wrong with you! But that is funny. That stinks that you had to read a book that no one liked or was interested in. I don't know why you'd want to put it on your book list if you think its boring! lol. Well, maybe this summer you will be able to get caught up on your list!
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