Well, since I am virtually bored out of my mind here at home and I need hours for certification, I decided to take an online professional development regarding technology in the classroom. So, I read the first set of information given and I actually agree with quite a bit of the content. It basically stated that the children of today are technology natives and all others are technology immigrants. That these kids brains are literally different from ours bc they have been so exposed to technology. Therefore, they need fast pace information and we as technology immigrants have to learn to speak their language.
I kind of see myself as a hybrid here. I mean I love FB and I can play Zumba, talk on the phone, and watch tv and keep up pretty well. I know prefer a good documentary or film to reading a history book and I read more on cnn daily than I have ever read in a newspaper. These are things my parents feel are foreign and could not imagine trying to do all at once. Having said all this, I see 2 problems emerging without any solution.
Problem 1: Children's lack of ability to think or retain information. The article wants teachers to do most of their teaching through technology driven activities(which will be part of problem 2) or through "out of you seat, moving activities". An example of this would be having the students act out the Nuremberg trials as opposed to reading them or taking notes. Well, I agree acting it out will help them retain information but there is no way given for them to get the information to act it out. They don't know what the trial is, who the people were, or why it is important. So, it seems to me this would be a great activity after a basic lecture for base info but not the lesson in and of itself.
Problem 2: I have found that my kids learn more when the lecture notes are on powerpoint with pictures and video embedded as opposed to reading or completing a worksheet. I also agree that they would probably do very well if they were allowed to do webquests and explore the Holocaust Museum Online. So, where you as is the problem. Where are these computers going to com from? (Side note for SB: It hurt to end this sentence with a preposition but it is how I would say it) People in this country do not want to fund education enough for Lee High school to have air conditioning and heat or to provide me with a computer that works much less provide every kid with a laptop or Ipad to complete classwork.
So, I feel like again, there are some bright minds out there pointing out what is wrong and what can fix it but no viable solution to put the fix into practice. It is frustrating and I wish sometimes that I had the balls to quit being a drone in the nonworking system and be a fighter for real solutions being put into place. But, I don't have those balls but I do have these bills. So, I guess I will just doing what I can with what I have and making my classroom as interesting as I can with what I have.....
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
So, this week will be my last week of school and I am starting to think I am more strange than most. This is because i am really not looking forward to it. I mean, the break from the kids will be nice but I am better when i have a routine and some security. So, moving into a summer with no real schedule and no job is not appealing to me. Therefore, i am trying to find things to occupy some of my time.
First, I am looking for a job. I have already started applying and hopefully something will come through quickly so that I am not anxious about it all summer. Second, I am going to make the gym a daily thing and on days when I have nothing else going on a two time a day thing. Third, I have signed up for some professional development. I am going to go to some training every week. This will take up a half to a whole day once or twice a week, boost my resume, and meet my requirements for certification renewal. Fourth, I am searching for a part time job a few days a week. It may come through, it may not but one can hope. Finally, once I have secured employment, I need to look for a new living situation. So, all in all I am trying to fill my summer with productivity on a professional level.
On the personal side, I am hoping to spend some time with SB and my family. Usually I move my things to Tuscaloosa and call it a summer. This year, I am not doing this which is weird but I am sure I will survive. So, hopefully some long weekends volunteering and hanging out will suffice. As far as my family, I think I have some training lined up in Mobile that will merge seeing the family and getting some work hours. Then there is ATL. I definitely need to spend some time getting to know the newest addition to the family. I feel like I don't know her at all and she is my namesake after all.
So, that is my outlook. I am not excited about the uncertainty or the lack of schedule or the lack of spending all of my time in one place. It really makes me anxious. However, I feel confident that my proactive approach to dealing with the negative will help to make it positive.
So, here is to a great last week with my crazy kids and a good summer to follow...
First, I am looking for a job. I have already started applying and hopefully something will come through quickly so that I am not anxious about it all summer. Second, I am going to make the gym a daily thing and on days when I have nothing else going on a two time a day thing. Third, I have signed up for some professional development. I am going to go to some training every week. This will take up a half to a whole day once or twice a week, boost my resume, and meet my requirements for certification renewal. Fourth, I am searching for a part time job a few days a week. It may come through, it may not but one can hope. Finally, once I have secured employment, I need to look for a new living situation. So, all in all I am trying to fill my summer with productivity on a professional level.
On the personal side, I am hoping to spend some time with SB and my family. Usually I move my things to Tuscaloosa and call it a summer. This year, I am not doing this which is weird but I am sure I will survive. So, hopefully some long weekends volunteering and hanging out will suffice. As far as my family, I think I have some training lined up in Mobile that will merge seeing the family and getting some work hours. Then there is ATL. I definitely need to spend some time getting to know the newest addition to the family. I feel like I don't know her at all and she is my namesake after all.
So, that is my outlook. I am not excited about the uncertainty or the lack of schedule or the lack of spending all of my time in one place. It really makes me anxious. However, I feel confident that my proactive approach to dealing with the negative will help to make it positive.
So, here is to a great last week with my crazy kids and a good summer to follow...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
I got Nothin
Yeah so, I am not too busy tonight for a change. So, I had a conversation with J, Anna, and Ray who are all reasonably intelligent people. Now, I love a good, intelligent conversation about the world, social issues, etc. However, the more I have, the more I realize how daunting things are and how I nor anyone else I know has a real idea of how to make it all better. Dealing with the issues of racism, poverty, crime, classism, ect. there are just no really good answers. I mean, I don't like having to pay for people to continually work the system. However, I don't want to abandon kids who are here and didn't ask for the situation. Rock and hard place. I don't want to see American jobs placed overseas because labor is cheaper. However, I don't want to pay $200.00 a pair of shoes that used to be 65 because an American worker demands 50K a year to watch a computer for 8 hours while a Chinese person will do it for 10K. Again, no easy answer. How does one solve these problems?
Well, I don't believe the current state of affairs will ever lead to any reconciliation and I also think that one must sometimes strive for better while knowing that some things have always been and will quite possibly always be. I mean, I strive daily to help children with no sense of direction, no moral compass, and no idea of what Alabama even looks like on a map to believe that they can be more than a Walmart employee and they can make a decent living by legal means. Why is this such an uphill battle? Why is it so hard to see that education could be your way out? Well, bc they are integrated and socialized by everything around them to believe that dealing drugs leads to a good rap deal and if you are a good bball player you can go pro. They are raising themselves bc their parents are 30 and they are 15. They have never received respect bc they believe that it is something that can be demanded, not earned. So, again, I face a never ending cycle of watching children make the same errors their parents have made. And it is hard to tell a kid that their parent(this is often times a hero to a kid) is not the kind of person they want to be. Thus, I take on this fight everyday knowing that there are no easy answers and that more than half of the kids I work so hard for will remain in this cycle and probably raise the next generation of that cycle. I often ponder ways to change an entire culture in a positive manner to end such cycles and really, it always just hurts my brain. The truth is, there have always been poor. There have always been immoral. There have always been crime. So, maybe I should just accept that there will always be those things.
Then I look at the situation in Tuscaloosa where there are so many poor people who have nothing. They are now totally dependent on the good will of others and I know that though it may be an up hill battle, there have to be people willing to take that challenge and make the differences in society where they can. If not, what are we all really here for. I mean, I consider myself the working poor bc I live paycheck to paycheck. But, I have a paycheck. If I know a better way, it is my moral responsibility not just as an American citizen, but also as a human being to try to light that path for other people.
So, after pondering these issues, I believe that I have decided it is not easy and hell, the truth is I don't know anybody with any real answers to most of these problems. However, it is the responsibility of the intelligent, compassionate people of the world to do what we can, when we can, to try to make a difference. Whether that difference is one child at a time, one tree limb at a time, or one donated plate at a time so that one day we as humans can leave this world knowing that it is a little brighter than it was before we entered.
And yes, I do realize that I answered none of the worlds problems.
Well, I don't believe the current state of affairs will ever lead to any reconciliation and I also think that one must sometimes strive for better while knowing that some things have always been and will quite possibly always be. I mean, I strive daily to help children with no sense of direction, no moral compass, and no idea of what Alabama even looks like on a map to believe that they can be more than a Walmart employee and they can make a decent living by legal means. Why is this such an uphill battle? Why is it so hard to see that education could be your way out? Well, bc they are integrated and socialized by everything around them to believe that dealing drugs leads to a good rap deal and if you are a good bball player you can go pro. They are raising themselves bc their parents are 30 and they are 15. They have never received respect bc they believe that it is something that can be demanded, not earned. So, again, I face a never ending cycle of watching children make the same errors their parents have made. And it is hard to tell a kid that their parent(this is often times a hero to a kid) is not the kind of person they want to be. Thus, I take on this fight everyday knowing that there are no easy answers and that more than half of the kids I work so hard for will remain in this cycle and probably raise the next generation of that cycle. I often ponder ways to change an entire culture in a positive manner to end such cycles and really, it always just hurts my brain. The truth is, there have always been poor. There have always been immoral. There have always been crime. So, maybe I should just accept that there will always be those things.
Then I look at the situation in Tuscaloosa where there are so many poor people who have nothing. They are now totally dependent on the good will of others and I know that though it may be an up hill battle, there have to be people willing to take that challenge and make the differences in society where they can. If not, what are we all really here for. I mean, I consider myself the working poor bc I live paycheck to paycheck. But, I have a paycheck. If I know a better way, it is my moral responsibility not just as an American citizen, but also as a human being to try to light that path for other people.
So, after pondering these issues, I believe that I have decided it is not easy and hell, the truth is I don't know anybody with any real answers to most of these problems. However, it is the responsibility of the intelligent, compassionate people of the world to do what we can, when we can, to try to make a difference. Whether that difference is one child at a time, one tree limb at a time, or one donated plate at a time so that one day we as humans can leave this world knowing that it is a little brighter than it was before we entered.
And yes, I do realize that I answered none of the worlds problems.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Goodbye Good Teachers
Ok, to this point I have remained relatively silent when it comes to the attack on teachers being mounted by the Alabama government. I read the articles and I don't love it but it is the comments that really piss me off. Thus, I can't take it anymore. There are holes in my tongue from all the biting. So, here we go.
I am SICK of all of the great people of this state who believe that we, "over paid babysitters", are greedy. I am even more sick of the argument that we don't do anything and that we are the problem. Thus, I am going to give you a run down of a typical day in the life of THIS teacher.
5:00 AM The alarm goes off
5:30 I get out of bed and get ready for work.
6:15 I leave my house
6:45 I arrive in the office to sign in and check my mail for parent conferences before heading to my room
7:00 I am in my classroom turning on my computer, smartboard,and laptop(which is mine not provided by the school) before writing assignments, warm ups, objectives, and national and state standards on my board
7:10 I am checking email for announcements and ISS names to ensure I have work assignments for them
7:20 The bell rings for school/I am in the hallway directing traffic and ensuring there are no fights before class begins
7:30-9:20 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
9:20-10:15 I am on my planning period which means talking to co-teachers about struggling students and strategies to help them, making parent calls, filling out FBA's, or making copies for the next day. NO BREAK HERE
10:15-11:10 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
11:10-11:55 I am escorting my students to lunch, sitting with them while they eat to deter induvidual fights or food fights, escorting them back to class, and supervising them in the hallway while they rotate to the restroom
11:55-2:45 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
2:45-3:00 I clear the hallways and prepare my classroom for tutoring
*Somewhere in this, I also monitor 750 ninth graders in the hallways, break up fights, council students who are close to fights, listen to kids who are going through unimaginable home lives, give make up work and tests, keep problem students for other teachers, and keep track of truancy
3:00-4:30 I tutor struggling students in English and Reading through one on one attention and group work
4:30-6:00 I am in the auditorium working with the step team on routines for each upcoming show. (They are awesome by the way/I am proud of them)
6:00 I am locking my classroom and making sure no step members need a ride home
6:15 I am either heading home or taking a student home before heading home.
6:45-7:00 I am arriving home to eat dinner before working on a power point lecture, putting grades in INOW, grading papers, or completing my mountain of continual paperwork
8:30-9:30 Talking to SB, checking FB
9:30-10:00 Getting all things prepared for the next day/Paperwork, lunch packed, etc.
10:00 Getting in bed to toss and turn for 30 minutes turning my brain off from all the things I didn't get done before going to bed.
Finally falling asleep just to get up and go again.
Now, this is not complaining. I love what I do. So, please don't tell me if I don't like it, find a new job. I don't like it. I love it. That is why I do it. However, it is quite offensive to be told repeatedly that I don't work or that I don't deserve a decent paycheck or that I do deserve a pay cut bc I am greedy. Ask my bank account if I am greedy. Ask my students who can't afford a step uniform but miraculously have one if I am greedy. Ask the kids without paper or pens if i am greedy. Ask the young lady whose mother was buried by the 1,000 dollars given by teachers and administrators at Lee High School if I am greedy. You, dear ignorant people of Alabama, have no idea what greedy is. I work my ass off and I give until I have nothing left for the betterment of the children of this state. So, next time you feel the need to accuse teachers of greed, laziness, or incompetence please refer to this blog and my schedule.
Now, having gone through that, Alabama only has 2 things to offer good teachers at this point in time.
1. Tenure- I am not a tenured teacher and I get laid off yearly bc of that. However, it is what keeps good teachers in Alabama which does not pay as well as other states over time.
2. Retirement/Insurance- I get great insurance for a low price and a good retirement for the same. Again, if I can't have that, why not go to GA and make more money.
Therefore, citizens of Alabama, what are you going to do when all good teachers leave for greener pastures and you are left with the few teachers who really are crappy and can't find a job anywhere else. Good luck with that.
I am SICK of all of the great people of this state who believe that we, "over paid babysitters", are greedy. I am even more sick of the argument that we don't do anything and that we are the problem. Thus, I am going to give you a run down of a typical day in the life of THIS teacher.
5:00 AM The alarm goes off
5:30 I get out of bed and get ready for work.
6:15 I leave my house
6:45 I arrive in the office to sign in and check my mail for parent conferences before heading to my room
7:00 I am in my classroom turning on my computer, smartboard,and laptop(which is mine not provided by the school) before writing assignments, warm ups, objectives, and national and state standards on my board
7:10 I am checking email for announcements and ISS names to ensure I have work assignments for them
7:20 The bell rings for school/I am in the hallway directing traffic and ensuring there are no fights before class begins
7:30-9:20 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
9:20-10:15 I am on my planning period which means talking to co-teachers about struggling students and strategies to help them, making parent calls, filling out FBA's, or making copies for the next day. NO BREAK HERE
10:15-11:10 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
11:10-11:55 I am escorting my students to lunch, sitting with them while they eat to deter induvidual fights or food fights, escorting them back to class, and supervising them in the hallway while they rotate to the restroom
11:55-2:45 I am actively engaging my students in group work, individual practice, lecture, reading, etc. while never turning my back on the students bc if I do there could be anything from someone throwing a pen to an all out brawl.
2:45-3:00 I clear the hallways and prepare my classroom for tutoring
*Somewhere in this, I also monitor 750 ninth graders in the hallways, break up fights, council students who are close to fights, listen to kids who are going through unimaginable home lives, give make up work and tests, keep problem students for other teachers, and keep track of truancy
3:00-4:30 I tutor struggling students in English and Reading through one on one attention and group work
4:30-6:00 I am in the auditorium working with the step team on routines for each upcoming show. (They are awesome by the way/I am proud of them)
6:00 I am locking my classroom and making sure no step members need a ride home
6:15 I am either heading home or taking a student home before heading home.
6:45-7:00 I am arriving home to eat dinner before working on a power point lecture, putting grades in INOW, grading papers, or completing my mountain of continual paperwork
8:30-9:30 Talking to SB, checking FB
9:30-10:00 Getting all things prepared for the next day/Paperwork, lunch packed, etc.
10:00 Getting in bed to toss and turn for 30 minutes turning my brain off from all the things I didn't get done before going to bed.
Finally falling asleep just to get up and go again.
Now, this is not complaining. I love what I do. So, please don't tell me if I don't like it, find a new job. I don't like it. I love it. That is why I do it. However, it is quite offensive to be told repeatedly that I don't work or that I don't deserve a decent paycheck or that I do deserve a pay cut bc I am greedy. Ask my bank account if I am greedy. Ask my students who can't afford a step uniform but miraculously have one if I am greedy. Ask the kids without paper or pens if i am greedy. Ask the young lady whose mother was buried by the 1,000 dollars given by teachers and administrators at Lee High School if I am greedy. You, dear ignorant people of Alabama, have no idea what greedy is. I work my ass off and I give until I have nothing left for the betterment of the children of this state. So, next time you feel the need to accuse teachers of greed, laziness, or incompetence please refer to this blog and my schedule.
Now, having gone through that, Alabama only has 2 things to offer good teachers at this point in time.
1. Tenure- I am not a tenured teacher and I get laid off yearly bc of that. However, it is what keeps good teachers in Alabama which does not pay as well as other states over time.
2. Retirement/Insurance- I get great insurance for a low price and a good retirement for the same. Again, if I can't have that, why not go to GA and make more money.
Therefore, citizens of Alabama, what are you going to do when all good teachers leave for greener pastures and you are left with the few teachers who really are crappy and can't find a job anywhere else. Good luck with that.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Random Things
After having a long, but good weekend, I thought I would blog before working. If I start work first, I probably won't get to the blog.
Well, first, I have had a UTI and not felt very well. It came at a bad time because this weekend was my step team's last big performance and I refused to not be there. So, I took my meds and depended on Ms. Dixon to come pick me up for the event. Well, once we were there and in our seats, the event began. Now, I am not overly religious. OK, I'm not religious at all. But sometimes I just feel totally out of place and a little offended by it.
So, this dude gets up and the said, "If you love Jesus get on your feet." Well, I was the only person of 1000 sitting. Now, this was at a public university, not a church. So, there could have been anyone of any faith there. None the less, I just let that go until the prayer started and the preacher stated, "lord, we both know that many people here are gonna indulge when they leave here tonight. But you can be the tires and the steering wheel." Now, I agree that many of those college kids were already drunk. But really, you pray that God help the intoxicated people(which is a sin) who were going to risk all of our lives by driving(all kinda sins in driving drunk) get home safely. The whole thing just left a bad taste in my mouth.
However, I was surprised to learn that SB was coming to Montgomery to take care of me. This is super cool bc being sick is just one of those things we have to deal with when it comes to the other. I am that person who wants to be pitiful and wants to be taken care of. SB is that person who wants to be alone and not be bothered until she feels better. Thus, she doesn't love my need to take care of her and I don't love her not wanting to deal with sick me. So, I felt very special and loved when she decided to be up half of the night while I tossed and turned and whined.
Now, this afternoon I get 10th call from Natalie and Edie asking if I am coming home for Easter bc they are. It began with,
You need to come bc the whole family can be together.
Then it moved to,
You need to come see the kids. They miss you.
Finally, the truth arrives,
Edie needs a heathen partner to stay home from church with her.
Oh, one must love the family. Now to get on that work that needs to be done.
Well, first, I have had a UTI and not felt very well. It came at a bad time because this weekend was my step team's last big performance and I refused to not be there. So, I took my meds and depended on Ms. Dixon to come pick me up for the event. Well, once we were there and in our seats, the event began. Now, I am not overly religious. OK, I'm not religious at all. But sometimes I just feel totally out of place and a little offended by it.
So, this dude gets up and the said, "If you love Jesus get on your feet." Well, I was the only person of 1000 sitting. Now, this was at a public university, not a church. So, there could have been anyone of any faith there. None the less, I just let that go until the prayer started and the preacher stated, "lord, we both know that many people here are gonna indulge when they leave here tonight. But you can be the tires and the steering wheel." Now, I agree that many of those college kids were already drunk. But really, you pray that God help the intoxicated people(which is a sin) who were going to risk all of our lives by driving(all kinda sins in driving drunk) get home safely. The whole thing just left a bad taste in my mouth.
However, I was surprised to learn that SB was coming to Montgomery to take care of me. This is super cool bc being sick is just one of those things we have to deal with when it comes to the other. I am that person who wants to be pitiful and wants to be taken care of. SB is that person who wants to be alone and not be bothered until she feels better. Thus, she doesn't love my need to take care of her and I don't love her not wanting to deal with sick me. So, I felt very special and loved when she decided to be up half of the night while I tossed and turned and whined.
Now, this afternoon I get 10th call from Natalie and Edie asking if I am coming home for Easter bc they are. It began with,
You need to come bc the whole family can be together.
Then it moved to,
You need to come see the kids. They miss you.
Finally, the truth arrives,
Edie needs a heathen partner to stay home from church with her.
Oh, one must love the family. Now to get on that work that needs to be done.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Living the College Dream
So, this weekend I realized that I really don't have any college friends. Well, really it was pointed out by SB who asked why she had never met my college friends. The answer was that I really didn't make any close friends in college. This could have been bc i never lived on campus or bc I am antisocial in general. Either way, they don't exist.
Thus, I came home a little down about my lack of people with whom I shared those kinds of memories. Then, last night I was sitting around talking with J and Whitney(my roomates at 30) and I realized I am living that dream now. J and Whitney are completely nothing like me and yet we all mesh. We talk for hours.(sometimes to the detriment of my work) We laugh, discuss our lives and politics, and then make fun of the other people's flaws bc well, it's fun. I imagine this is what I would have done with college roomates or friends. Maybe I am just a late bloomer at everything.
Therefore, SB I do have some friends you need to meet. They just didn't graduate or even attend Alabama.
Thus, I came home a little down about my lack of people with whom I shared those kinds of memories. Then, last night I was sitting around talking with J and Whitney(my roomates at 30) and I realized I am living that dream now. J and Whitney are completely nothing like me and yet we all mesh. We talk for hours.(sometimes to the detriment of my work) We laugh, discuss our lives and politics, and then make fun of the other people's flaws bc well, it's fun. I imagine this is what I would have done with college roomates or friends. Maybe I am just a late bloomer at everything.
Therefore, SB I do have some friends you need to meet. They just didn't graduate or even attend Alabama.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
A Positive Moment...
So, this week has been hard but I am getting through. My insomnia is at a fever pitch. I guess that is because I have been so busy during the days that it is the only time I give the anxiety a moment to get to me. None the less, during tutoring today, Mrs. R, who is awesome anyway came by my room. Thus, I asked her to give it to me straight. I know the board is cutting over 200 teachers and I'm not tenured, so what are my chances. She said, "Ms. Turner, I can't keep you from getting the pink slip. But my opinion matters and I promise you will return". Now, this assumes that I want to return I guess. But it is nice to know that someone in such a high position believes I am a great teacher and will fight for me. It made me feel appreciated.
On an even better note, I had my kids do political cartoons today. I expected this to be like pulling teeth. However, I was impressed. My favorite was the drawing of a slot machine. Across the machine was a pic of the earth splitting, then a giant wave, and finally a nuclear sign. Above the picture read, Japan. Below the picture read, The Disaster Jackpot. Now that was pretty good.
Finally, I don't understand why people do things just to save face. I say this bc I am being pressured to attend the Bday party of a teacher I don't like. I mean, he really sucks and he has invited the whole school bc he is into himself. Now, my reaction to the invite was automatically NO. However, some of my teacher pals are going "just to check it out". This I don't understand bc not only do I not want to check out all the money he spent, but also I do not want to check out all of the old people from the school I really don't like. Therefore, my answer is still NO. I have a really HUGE Saturday and I kinda want to spend Friday mentally preparing. So, it isn't that I have a problem saying no, it is just that I don't understand feeling the need to "show my face". Ugh....I digress.
On an even better note, I had my kids do political cartoons today. I expected this to be like pulling teeth. However, I was impressed. My favorite was the drawing of a slot machine. Across the machine was a pic of the earth splitting, then a giant wave, and finally a nuclear sign. Above the picture read, Japan. Below the picture read, The Disaster Jackpot. Now that was pretty good.
Finally, I don't understand why people do things just to save face. I say this bc I am being pressured to attend the Bday party of a teacher I don't like. I mean, he really sucks and he has invited the whole school bc he is into himself. Now, my reaction to the invite was automatically NO. However, some of my teacher pals are going "just to check it out". This I don't understand bc not only do I not want to check out all the money he spent, but also I do not want to check out all of the old people from the school I really don't like. Therefore, my answer is still NO. I have a really HUGE Saturday and I kinda want to spend Friday mentally preparing. So, it isn't that I have a problem saying no, it is just that I don't understand feeling the need to "show my face". Ugh....I digress.
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