Saturday, October 30, 2010

Disgusting Creatures

I have had quite a few encounters with the world's grossest insect lately.

1. One downside to MTR housing is the cockroaches. I am known as Virginia 'Slayer' Boyd and typically come to the rescue when my roommate discovers one in our apartment. I have even been called to come over and kill cockroaches at other residents' apartments. 

2. I came across the perfect gift for my roommate:
If only it didn't cost $40!

3. One of my students asked to go to the restroom, and I don't trust him to go straight there and back so I stood in the doorway so I could watch him go down the hall and come back. When he came back in he leaned over to one of his friends to tell him something and then walk back to where he was supposed to be sitting.His friend looked on the floor and said, "Eww" then someone else said, "There's a cockroach!" That student had picked up a dead cockroach and brought it back into the classroom, so I had him clean it up and go back to the restroom to wash his hands again. It is just part of everyday life when you are with 15 year old boys all day!


Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Split

Who: Ms. Boyd

What: Rips the seam in the back of her pants

Where: 4th period  Geometry class

When: 12:40 pm Tuesday, October 5

Why: She does not adjust her pant legs before squatting to help a student.

The ripping was immediate and audible. Thankfully I live close and there was enough noise in the classroom that hopefully nobody noticed.. Ten minute round trip and I had a different pair of pants on.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Fridays

Fridays are now the middle of my graduate school week. I have a paper due tonight and need to read and write a lesson plan due tomorrow morning at 8am.Will someone remind me what a weekend is after May?

My paper is on this great short movie called the Butterfly Circus. Check it out!