not so serious but I want to rant II: Redemption
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North_Ranger
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More like "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink". Trust me, I've tried. They did respond with at least a modicum of effort to some oral exercises I gave them today, though...
I thought teachers weren't supposed to do that with students.
North_Ranger
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To a degree, yes. But it's more about giving them the tools they need to learn on their own and the desire to actually learn. And with a limited timeframe, no less.
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makare
Fuck! I give up! I do not know how to use a curling iron. It pisses me off.
North_Ranger
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Me neither. Natural curls... and it bugs the hell out of me.
*VROOOM* looks like it went right by him.
I have never attempted to use a curling iron, because my hair would probably destroy one.
North_Ranger
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Clarify, please. And my apologies for the snarkiness; it has been a long, long week.
North_Ranger
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Ah. Well, it must be a good thing I didn't think of that possibility when it came to my students.
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makare
You can't make students want to learn they have to do that themselves. But that getting through to the leader thing does actually help. If you can pick the one or two students who are kind of setting the tone for the room and try to specifically engage them it could bring others along. My only teaching experience is with preschoolers and middle schoolers and they are surprisingly similar. They are followers and they like the comfort of doing what the leader does.
You've done your part. I don't know why you're frustrating yourself so much over it. So the little fuckers fail, and you get a fresh batch next semester.
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And as much as it may frustrate you, Ranger, to see them fail, I have to agree with Mathias. At some point, the students themselves along with their parents need to take their share of responsibility for their failure. Part of the problem here in the U.S. is that all too often students' parents are able to pitch a big enough of a fit to get their children to move on to the next grade or class when they are CLEARLY not ready or capable to do so. And in the end, everyone suffers for it.
While I was in the shower, my dad brought my shoes to repair some very minor damage. They'll be fixed in six days. I need them on monday, to go to work. So, today, I'll have to go and buy new shoes. And all this just because my father is italian and, of course, shares with all italians a sick obsession with perfect shoes.
What the HELL.
The next time they break you'll be glad you have a pair of backup shoes.
Or, you know, paint your feet black.
no one will ever know
figmentPez
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But it's funny because the jelly beans are actually rabbit poop! Kids love that kind of humor.
Ugh.
This is minor but man am I pissed off about it. I have this friend who works near where I go to school, so we sometimes try to meet for lunch. We were supposed to meet last week but I was deathly ill and I postponed to this week. I let her know I was free Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch. She had said Monday didn't work, and I told her just to let me know if one of the other two days would. So, admittedly I had forgotten about this what with finals coming up and I had been finishing up a paper, and the general busy nature of a student's life, so I never did double-check, but she also did not get back to me. Then today, at 12:30 she texted me and said "So much for lunch, huh?" as though we'd made plans, and then tried to lump the blame on me for not organizing it!
AGH. So I asked her if Friday worked and she said, "No. Meh." What? Meh, what? Meh, you don't care about having lunch? I don't understand. Asking for clarification she explained "Meh to your offer of Friday."
Come on. Contribute to the freaking dialogue! What day WOULD be good? Make a counter-offer! I proposed Monday and she has simply remained silent. The worst part is if Monday doesn't work, she'll still just say "No." and not go on to explain what her schedule is like.
YOU MAKE IT FREAKING HARD TO MEET UP. Fffffffff
AGH. So I asked her if Friday worked and she said, "No. Meh." What? Meh, what? Meh, you don't care about having lunch? I don't understand. Asking for clarification she explained "Meh to your offer of Friday."
Come on. Contribute to the freaking dialogue! What day WOULD be good? Make a counter-offer! I proposed Monday and she has simply remained silent. The worst part is if Monday doesn't work, she'll still just say "No." and not go on to explain what her schedule is like.
YOU MAKE IT FREAKING HARD TO MEET UP. Fffffffff
Ugh that's possible. I won't bite, though. We aren't super-close and lately she has tried to do a few guilt-trips (I have refused to engage), such as the famed "Oh, well I have no friends, except I guess you." speech. I literally rolled my eyes. Every time we meet she has the most hilarious stories about her friends, but suddenly I'm the ONLY PERSON she knows. Oh brother. So if this is just another attempt to make it seem like she is a lonely victim and I must coddle her, I am still not going to engage. There is nothing invested in the friendship, so if it breaks down because I didn't re-book lunch I can't say it was really worth salvaging.
Today's exchange, yes. I was on the train when I got her text and I hate being that asshole who's yelling over the people around me... To plan meetings I usually prefer the phone because it's faster, really.
...*looks around for a nail*
Eugh. The things I do for you people.
...*looks around for a nail*
Eugh. The things I do for you people.
Started walking to the nightclubs for some ll night partying and stress relief. Got a messge from a long time family friend who was in need of some...well friendship basically, and she was on the way to the club so I popped in to see if she was alright. 2 hours later, I'm too tired to go dancing all night and still stressed as hell. On the bright side I did help my friend out with her problems to some extent, so I guess the night wasn't a total loss. Double bright side, If I can convince my girlfriend and housemate, she might move in with us, giving me a weekend drinking buddy, and cheaper rent. Lets hope the girls say yes...
So I'm attending a friends wedding today and apparently the number one charming trait I have to offer them is my acerbic tongue.
They've placed me at their step-mother and step-sister's table with the explicit instructions "Make them cry, or at least make them leave."
WTF? I like to think I'm a little more valuable then just to be used as a weapon against people you don't like.
They've placed me at their step-mother and step-sister's table with the explicit instructions "Make them cry, or at least make them leave."
WTF? I like to think I'm a little more valuable then just to be used as a weapon against people you don't like.
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Wasabi Poptart
And for me, that would be my invitation to make sure these people (the step-mother and step-sister) are my best friends by the end of the reception. Your friend sounds real classy.
Well, final results are in and well, the step-mother and step-sister were...worse...than I expected.
During the wedding neither turned their cellphone off. As the bride and groom exchanged rings, the step-mother's cell phone went off (Katy Perry - Fireworks). As the step-sister scrambled to turn it off for her, the step-mother (who didn't even move a muscle because she was too busy filming...) told her to just leave it. So we all got to listen to that for a while.
At the reception, I had the pleasure of sitting next to the step-sister. Who had been drinking since 10AM. All she could talk about was how drunk she was and she kept going off to the bathroom every 10 minutes to powder her nose. She told me to fuck off because I sat in her seat while she was powdering her nose. I just looked up and smiled.
By the end of the night, this kept happening so at one point when she had come over to our table again to make me move I told her "Why do you keep coming back? Fuck off!" and she called me an asshole and told the whole table she was going into the bathroom to cry.
So, mission accomplished I guess?
During the wedding neither turned their cellphone off. As the bride and groom exchanged rings, the step-mother's cell phone went off (Katy Perry - Fireworks). As the step-sister scrambled to turn it off for her, the step-mother (who didn't even move a muscle because she was too busy filming...) told her to just leave it. So we all got to listen to that for a while.
At the reception, I had the pleasure of sitting next to the step-sister. Who had been drinking since 10AM. All she could talk about was how drunk she was and she kept going off to the bathroom every 10 minutes to powder her nose. She told me to fuck off because I sat in her seat while she was powdering her nose. I just looked up and smiled.
By the end of the night, this kept happening so at one point when she had come over to our table again to make me move I told her "Why do you keep coming back? Fuck off!" and she called me an asshole and told the whole table she was going into the bathroom to cry.
So, mission accomplished I guess?
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