1. Leaving your house late because your daughter doesn't understand the meaning of "we're leaving in 5 minutes."
2. Leaving your house late and then getting stuck behind a MARTA bus and two school busses.
3. Leaving your house late and then getting stuck behind a MARTA bus and two school busses who are stopping at every school bus stop to pick up the kids ( Read more... )

I know that you think that you are my favorite student.  That is the furthest thing from the truth.  In actuality, you annoy the living shit out of me.  You refuse to follow instructions.  I have to ask you to do anything 5 times before you can be bothered to respond, and if I get on you, you either (1) give me a load of crap back or (2) tear up.  ( Read more... )

How to explain to your 11 year old (sydsud ) that yes, mommy can friend her so she can read her posts, but the she can't friend me and read my posts?

Send her to her father!

Some things are best left to the imagination! 

For the first time in days, it wasn't raining after school, so I ws able to make it out to the barn and work Riley.  Our lengthenings and shortenings are getting much better, and I was able to sit my trot without flopping everywhere.  Started working on our lenthenings across the diagonals also.  Lynn seems to think that I should be able to ride ( Read more... )

...and thank you to all of you or your loved ones who have fought or died for this country so that we can truly be "the land of the free."

Did not go to the barn today, as it has been raining on and off for the last 5 days.  The footing was great on Saturday morning, but yesterday it was slippery, and Riley slipped 4 times in one corner.  That ( Read more... )

So I've been analyzing my student's CRCT scores, and am very pleased with the results.  Of my 39 students, only 9! passed the math portion last year.  This year, 30 passed.  That is a 45% increase over their 6th grade scores, and the average score increase 23 points ( Read more... )

I'm baaaaaack.

I'm such a slacker ( Read more... )

The hardest thing about being a first year teacher isn't knowing the class materials, or spending your nights and weekends planning lessons which you hope your students will pay attention to ( Read more... )

Superman Returns - - Best. Movie. Ever.

Really.  Makes you truly appreciate the Brian Singer and his abilities.

Go see it.