This world can be really depressing, you know? A woman came to register her thirteen-year-old daughter for school today. School started two weeks ago. While I looked over the paperwork, she and her oldest daughter discussed the relative values of prescription painkillers. When I informed the woman that she did not live in an area […]
Have you ever wondered, the sort of things people call schools about? (Of course you have!) Conversation yesterday : ::Ring!:: “__________ Middle School Attendance.” “Hi, I registered my daughter this week, and I want to know why no one told me I have to call you when she’s not going to be there.” Long silence.
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When Hope’s teacher didn’t e-mail me for a couple days, I jumped to the conclusion things were improving. I was wrong. My wonderful child, the delight of my life, and the easiest child ever to teach, has become a seemingly unmanageable hellion, who shrieks for the fun of hurting people’s ears, throws things when asked
One week into school, and still astonished at the way people handle important things like registering their child for school. I had a kid come in on Friday, with his 7th grade cousin, to try and register at my school. He lived in another school district, but he wanted to register himself to come to
We’ve been doing registration since Monday. I’ve taken paperwork on some 900 kids, 70 of them completely new to my school, and so needing everything done from scratch. So why are people calling at ten of four (the office closes at 4) on the Thursday before school starts and whining that they need to register
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Shall I sing? The first day back at work went absolutely swimmingly! Hurray! After some initial confusion, of course, but what do you want? It was my first time in my office in nearly two months! I forgot to take a plant back, which was very depressing. I HATE not having green around me! I
I’m up at six, dry run for tomorrow. I meant to start us into the work schedule a week ago, and I did try, but somehow this is the first time I’m actually up when I’m supposed to be. That’s pretty sad, considering all summer I thought I’d be going back to work yesterday. I’d