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Last week I had a meeting with my principal where I made an ultimatum: stay with my students in the 4th grade, or leave ( Read more... )

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We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it out like yeah

Um, where did September go? When did I discover that I absolutely love 3rd graders? How did I get here? And why are you in my apartment?

“Dear Ms. Turner, I want to thank you because you are the bravest teacher I know. You are brave because you deal with my attitude when I get mad. You make math so much easier for me. You are my teacher and my best friend. I am glad I had you as my teacher this year. Sometimes I wish you would be my teacher forever and ever ( Read more... )

"But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human. So she was turned to a pillar of salt. So it goes. People aren't supposed to look back. I'm certainly not going to do it anymore." -Kurt Vonnegut

I think I will probably spend all next week in the library.

My estimate is that only have of that time will be spent on my thesis, with the other half spent watching The Hour. (Which is really good so you should watch it!)

Oh shit, another year went by and I barely even noticed. I should get on that.

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I watched all of season 1 of Downton Abbey today. Well, I'm on episode 7 right now. What do you mean I have an essay due tomorrow? Pshaw.

ETA:
AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT SEASON 2 STARTED YESTERDAY WHAT WHAT JUST DOWNLOADED IT GONNA WATCH IT TOMORROW

I'm not even sure how this essay I'm writing on Borges came to be an essay, but it's starting to actually look like an essay.