LIFE OF A TEACHER

Here you will find some of my favorite stories
in the life of a teacher.

8.21.12 

First day of school and I anxiously waited to meet my students. As I don't have a first period class, I sat in my empty classroom waiting for the bell to ring for second period. As I walked outside of my door to greet my students, one friendly young man walked in. Next, another nice young man walked in, sat down his bag, then left to visit with friends. Third, a young girl walked up to my door. As I greeted her and asked for her schedule, she tapped her lips with her finger. I looked at her confused and asked if she was okay. She, again, tapped her lips with her cheeks puffed out. I looked in confusion. She then turned her head, and vomited straight into the doorway of my classroom. Me, being a first year on my first day, did a little "uhh-uhh-uhh" dance until I could get to the intercom. Luckily the lab across the hall was unlocked. So I got to very awkwardly welcome my students without roll, without computers, without enough chairs, and no back up plan. 

Welcome, Coach Dubb!

P.S. I haven't seen the poor girl since. 

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9.27.12
Today, we took a field trip to Silver Dollar City. We loaded up the bus and left at 6:30 am (yes, it was still dark.) I took loads of papers to grade - fun, right? Not yet. Long story short, it was a very fun day (minus the bus). I felt like a kid - though I was an adult. We ended up going on some water-ish ride. First of all, I love SDC, but I had never been on this kid ride. It looked like a train/boat where you just got to squirt big water guns at people. Linda and Michelle somehow talked me into going on it (I did NOT want to get wet since I was wearing jeans.) Well, little did we know, there were the same squirt guns all around the outside of the ride that people could shoot at you. Two older men were waiting when we pulled out of the dock, need I say we had no idea who they were. Michelle hollered at them and egged them on to squirt me since I was the "cutest." They took that opportunity and all three of us were soaked! I think the men enjoyed it, because the giggled the whole time. Here is the outcome. Btw, it looked like I peed my pants.

Really, I can't complain. I wish I could explain the two women I work along side.
They are absolutely wonderful and I'm so lucky to be working with them.
Great day with them!

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10.24.12
A student made me a chevron pillow because she knows I love it!!

Made my day! :)

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10.25.12
A student jokingly put his hand in one of my desk drawers to grab a sticky note and I said
 "Get outta there! Don't be digging in my drawers!" Then I laughed at what I said. 
Thankfully no one else got it lol.

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12.3.12
Told my girls to put their shoes on with their clothes to shoot around before an away game.
"Coach, I'm floodin'. That's why I had boots on today...Sandy got me." - TL

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12.6.12

Some kids asked the name of my Cow USB (that went missing a few days earlier), so I told them "Bertha." A student said “I would have named it Utter. My cow is utterly beautiful.” - CS

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12.11.12

“Kanisha, why are you late?” - Me.  “Someone's wreath got stuck in my hair..”

True story.

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12.13.12

Today, one of my best students, who I have for two classes, came up by desk to work on his study guide for the second day in a row. He seemed upset so I asked him what was wrong. He said, "Some people are just frustrating." I said, "Well I'm glad I'm not frustrating since you're sitting by me." He then looked at me with a straight face and said, 

"You're not a person, you're a teacher." Thank you, Kendall.

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12.18.12 
I received my first candy gram from a student. :)

Merry Christmas!

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2.1.13

Today is a professioanal developement day. Linda and I are sitting in a cold lab in southwest Arkansas. We got here right on time and decided to chose the table in the very back corner. Well, I guess there was a reason why no one was sitting there. We sat down and noticed that one computer didn't have a power cord. So we moved to the other side. We tried to log in (thinking it was the exact same as our school log in), mine worked but Linda's computer was having "trust issues" and nothing worked. Soooo we moved back to the other side and used a power chord from another computer. Then, mine wouldn't log in. Ugh. I restarted then it worked, okay? Long morning process. Soon we were known as the "trouble table". After we got settled, we tried to log into the website that we were there for. We were stuck, had no idea what else to try. So again...we finally figured it out and felt super behind (but somehow we weren't..?) Anyway, we had to move on to taking the productivity programs which is what the students will do to succeed in the class. Somehow we kept getting lost and we were always the confused ones. Then it got crazy. I don't even know where to go with this story. Long story kind of short, it was a longggg day full of questions. 
Anyway, Linda made it fun, so I think it's a story to remember. :)

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2.14.13

 As Valentine's Day arrived, I spotted a teacher walking down the hall with about 10 balloons. To my surprise, one was especially for me!!

 Boy did I feel loved. :)

But when you have a boyfriend in Pharmacy school with a test the day after Valentine's, your date ends up being a study/grade date. Can't complain too much though :)

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2.15.13

Ahhh a pageant. But with boys? Yes, and they all did a fantastic job! The best assembly of the year! Fortunately, I was asked to judge with some fellow teachers. Since the boys dressed as the women, we dressed up as the men. Good times.

Fun stuff!

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2.20.13

A couple days ago, we got an e-mail that someone had some extra free globes and that there are only a certain number, so first come first serve. I received an e-mailed back saying that I would be getting one. Man, was I excited!! Today, it was delivered to my classroom in a big box.

LOOK HOW PRETTY IT IS!!!

Although I'm not a geography teacher, I couldn't contain my excitement!

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3.12.13

Today, we played a review game where half of the class went at a time. After the first group, I called the names of the students who were left. After a few turns in to our game, a girl walked up by her team and said "Miss Williamson, you didn't even come look for me" in a sad tone. I asked her where she went, very confused as there is no where to hide except for behind me, which was not where she came from. After the game, everyone went back to their seats and I heard "Tell her to find me!!" I went to look for her and thought her tiny self had packed into a duffel bag - nope. As I glanced around everyone laughed and said I was looking right at her. I was puzzled until someone pointed her out. Turns out she's in that chair...She folder herself in that chair! You can barely see her feet.

Loved it! :)

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4.17.13

My desk has been a crazy mess for quite some time now. I'll organize it, then to go crazy again. Well, today, a student organized everything - even the huge counter behind me. It is AWESOME. I may not know where everything is...but I know it's in one of my 7 pretty piles. Thanks, Noah! :) 

 

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10.25.13

As we're working on a decision-making activity, a girl asked, "Miss W. what's a 'cock-iss'?" With a surprised look, I asked ...a what? She repeated, "A cock-iss." As I'm heading over to look at her computer, her neighbor looked and said, "you mean khaki's!!!" 

I lost it and so did she.