I saw some bright and beautiful things today.
I saw the face of terror and dread on the incoming 7th graders’ eyes as I scared the cajoles out of them.
A student asked for a tissue. I said THERE ARE NO TISSUES.
A student asked how long is a paragraph supposed to be. I said HOW LONG IS A PARAGRAPH SUPPOSED TO BE?!
A student asked if they had to do the exit slip of writing a question for me. I said YES, TO NEVER TALK BACK AGAIN, and HELD the student for FIVE MINUTES.
Anytime a kid made a lick of noise, whether it was a drop of a pencil, a sneeze, or a cough, I stared down them with vicious eyes.
The trick worked, because all the students went back to their 6th grade teachers terrified.
And that truly is a bright and a beautiful thing.
For dinner, there was a celebration for the new teacher development program! My credential is now officially cleared! No BTSA needed! Thank god. We got plants a gift, which is kind of lame, but whatever.
My mentor also graded me, which was also bright and beautiful.
T-MINUS 6 DAYS TILL SUMMER OFFICIALLY STARTS.
