So I’m at Walmart today and all of the sudden I hear, “hey Miss Smith.” I think for a second before I realize, holy cow, thats me…lol. I turn around and there is one of my personal finance students. 
Turns out I am not just Miss Smith at school, i am now Miss Smith (or Zie as my dance team girls and their friends refer to me) all the time. I feel like I have taken on a new identity.
Its fun to walk in the halls and see students and have them say hi or pass through the courtyard at lunch and get a shout out. As it turns out, I’m not quite the hard a** I thought I would be coming in to teaching. I have my rules and I stick to them, but I feel like I can laugh and fun with the students too. Things are a lot different than I pictured and I like it a lot.
I have to say Bob and his OPR are so fantastic. I bought cookie dough from a couple of cheerleaders in my class and they told me all about their hopes for attending Nationals this year. Also, one of my quietest students is a soccer player and leaves early for games at least once a week. I always ask him the next day how they did and now he comes in and tells me first thing (when they win that is). I am love, love, loving this.
Now if I could only get the students to stop being absent (yeah right). I would say that is what is annoying me most right now. I try to help students catch up when they are gone, but they don’t want to come in at lunch or after school to make-up work or get help. I have come up with an assignments folders organizer for computer applications class though, so they can go right to the folders and do any missed work. Its really helpful for that class, but wouldn’t really work in PF. Ah well, I suppose nothing is perfect. Hope you all have had a great week. I can’t believe the time is flying by so fast
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It is kind of weird being teacher self outside of the classroom. Luckily for me, my kids don’t live in Eugene, so the chances of running into them are pretty slim. I’m not sure how I’d react to being spotted outside of the classroom. I may have to always live in a different town than I teach in
But I’m glad you’re having so much fun being Miss Smith–and I’m stoked to hear about your quiet soccer player. Stuff like that can really make your day sometimes.
I’m having problems with kids being absent too–or rather, kids who are absent not really ever making up the work they missed. I think there’s a certain point where you realize that it’s in their hands, and it’s their responsibility. I’m not going to chase my students around with make-up work.
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