Wonderful Wednesday, Or Was It?!

What a day! I haven't had a day like this all year. I'll be short with it though instead of going into detail.

1. 8th grade state writing test= 6th grade mock writing test---same kids from 8-11:30 (I don't teach elementary school, so I'm not used to this)

2. No connections=no planning time-again b/c of writing test=same kids continues=bored of reading (It's a good thing one of the connection teachers relieved me so I could go to the bathroom. My body is on a schedule!)

3. Wonderful Wednesday=crazy kids in my room playing games (they were so funny!)

4. Lunch moved back 15 minutes because of the testing=hungry, crazy kids

5. Cold outside=recess inside=silent ball=full, crazy kids---where ___ got hit in the face with the ball and it knocked his glasses off. Sigh...

6. 30 minute classes= not much time to do what I had planned during my many hours of walking around the room during the writing test. I was pretty proud of my lesson and they seemed to really enjoy it. I wish I had more time to create things like this. Maybe that's why one day I want to be a curriculum coordinator or just write lessons for people.

7. Change of schedule=crazy, loud kids in the hallway=get yelled at by the principal

8. Late announcements (by a minute-or 5)= me ready to pull out my hair with my kids who I had seen too much of!

9. Leave right at 4 to get a break from it all.

I hope you don't come here today thinking I am just a negative person! I am just being honest, today has been probably the worst day all year long with all the INCONSISTENCY. 

James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature, and complete not lacking anything."

Oh this was a day of trials of MANY kinds. Was today a trial of my patience? More than ever, but I could hold onto the fact that God wouldn't give me more than I could bear and I knew I'd get to send my kids home in a few hours. Even though I'm sick and lack the patience I normally have, I made it through the day with a sigh of relief. If I've learned anything over the past year and a half, I know I have learned that 6th graders don't do well with change. A whole day of change is just awful, not to mention having a new teacher to add into the mix of changes. In the end, I can smile, laugh, and shake my head at the day. There is no need to complain or get upset. And guess what?! I get to go back tomorrow to the job I love and do what I LOVE doing amidst the things I just dealt with today. A new day makes all the difference in the world. I cherish each day and make the most of it. Hopefully these kids see I love them. I discipline them because I love them, just as God does to us. I see so much potential in these kids and I am so excited to see what they will become, they just have to be reminded of their path sometimes! So thanks for reading... sorry there aren't any pictures. If there were it would be of me with sagging eyes because I'm sick and worn out. Until next time...

Oh, wait... I just got some really good news. An article in which I was the coauthor, was finally published in the Middle School Journal! YAY! I got an email from Dr. John H. Loundsbury (pretty much the founder of middle schools). He worked at GCSU and he said congrats for the publication. What a cool thing. I have now presented at the National Middle School Association Conference and been published in a journal! What a good way to end the day!