Saturday, January 08, 2005
i have completed my first full week of work since before thanksgiving
and may i say that i was exhausted after just the 1st day
i was observed for my fall evaluation wednesday
tuesday, the asst principal asked what would be a good day for them to come and i replied "come whwnver you like; i teach everyday, and i wont do anything different just because people are watching" in other words, you wont get a dog and pony show from me!
anyway, Ms.D(asst principal) and the rat lady(Dr. W, from the corporation hired to Fix our school) both came to my last class of the day(bitches)
that is the read 180 group ( http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/ ) that i teach
this is the group i lovingly refer to as the sweathogs
there are a few special ed kids in the group but most are not--they are mostly kids referred to as 4.5ers---kids that passed their coursework but not the LEAP and though they sit in 5th grade classes they are not really 5th graders
if they pass the LEAP this year they will be promoted to 6th grade; otherwise they will be in 54th grade next year
my unasked for opinion is they should be sitting in a fourth grade class this year and if they pass they can go to fifth grade---whatever
anyway
so the bitches come to class and i score the equivalent of a 100 if i were taking a test
i received rave reviews and they talked mu up till my head began to swell(hush ken, be nice)
so i'm good to go till the spring evaluation
i'm liable to be observed many times during the year but only 2 are considered formal evaluations with results turned in to the parish and placed in my personnel file
now if only i could find a house
and may i say that i was exhausted after just the 1st day
i was observed for my fall evaluation wednesday
tuesday, the asst principal asked what would be a good day for them to come and i replied "come whwnver you like; i teach everyday, and i wont do anything different just because people are watching" in other words, you wont get a dog and pony show from me!
anyway, Ms.D(asst principal) and the rat lady(Dr. W, from the corporation hired to Fix our school) both came to my last class of the day(bitches)
that is the read 180 group ( http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/ ) that i teach
this is the group i lovingly refer to as the sweathogs
there are a few special ed kids in the group but most are not--they are mostly kids referred to as 4.5ers---kids that passed their coursework but not the LEAP and though they sit in 5th grade classes they are not really 5th graders
if they pass the LEAP this year they will be promoted to 6th grade; otherwise they will be in 54th grade next year
my unasked for opinion is they should be sitting in a fourth grade class this year and if they pass they can go to fifth grade---whatever
anyway
so the bitches come to class and i score the equivalent of a 100 if i were taking a test
i received rave reviews and they talked mu up till my head began to swell(hush ken, be nice)
so i'm good to go till the spring evaluation
i'm liable to be observed many times during the year but only 2 are considered formal evaluations with results turned in to the parish and placed in my personnel file
now if only i could find a house
