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I’m an SMT in North Philly (Northeast, really, I guess). I’ll teach the kids for this first week, then new CMs will come in and I’ll help them out. I’m excited to be doing this again- I had so much fun with it last year. I can’t wait to meet my CMs. We’re supposed to be setting up our classrooms right now, but this is not my classroom. It belongs to my CMs. I’m not doing anything but posting a bell schedule. I hated my SMT so much because he tried to make our classroom his, and it wasn’t his. I hoping my…
read more »Today was my last day at Southern. I am so deeply saddened that I am leaving my kids. For those who don’t know, some horrible things happened this year and then… I got force transferred anyway. So, in the end, I would have been forced to leave my kids regardless. The I love yous and…
read more »N.: Are you going to teach 11th grade next year? Me: No. N.: Why? Me: I’m not certified for 11th. N.: Well can you get certified? Me: No. I hate chemistry. N.: But we love you!
read more »After three years here, I’ve decided to move on at the end of this year. I have yet to inform the administration at my school of this decision. It breaks my heart to think that I’m leaving my kids. I told the kids I started with that I would be here until they graduated- and…
read more »During my lunch today, M. got kicked out of class for acting like a douchebag. He asked if he could stay in my room so he wouldn’t have to roam the halls. I asked him who he considers the best rapper of all time. He said Biggie. I told him it was Tupac. This conversation…
read more »B. skipped my class for the majority of the first 2 marking periods. I’ve called home and spoken with father and his mother. I’ve CSAPped him. Today, he showed up 5 minutes before 1st period started. This was the first time he showed up on time. Our conversation went as follows: Me: Hi B. I’m…
read more »H.: You should try out for Bad Girls Club. It’s coming to Philly. Me: I’m not bad. H.: Yes you are. You should just say you are. Say you do cocaine and fight in bars. *** CONTINUE. I’m waiting to hear what you have to say. – Kiss ass kid *** SHHHHH. Y’all are making…
read more »One of my students, Tyree Parks, was fatally shot in the head on Friday night. Tyree played football and baseball. I talked to him every day. It makes me sad to search him on philly.com and see the following headlines: – 3 are killed in weekend violence – Southern routs Fels, captures AAAA blue title…
read more »Today, in class, M. asked me to check and see if he was marked suspended. He was. I asked him what happened. He told me he had been wrongfully accused of something, and had been written up (and it had since been realized by admin that he was innocent), but due to the paper lag,…
read more »D. is funny. He loves to participate and isn’t afraid to be silly. He’s 18. I wrote recently about how he and his family have been affected by violence in the neighborhood. Yesterday, D. walked in and told me he didn’t have a note for his week long absence, but he had release papers. He…
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