LAST DAY WITH KIDS!!!! Feels great to have a break. Today was our last exam day. No kids tomorrow, no kids Tuesday. Not sure why we go Tuesday…but we do. Great to have a break though. I have one workshop next week, and I have a few things that I truly want to be on my schedule, but I’m keeping my baskets balanced. The next week will start summer school. That should be interesting. Ten days to cover a semester course. I can do it! I will tutor one day a week for the remainder of June and July, but the rest of the time is MINE.
Really irritated today. It was a first for me. The first time that a football coach has come directly to me and asked for extra credit for a player. First he asked if the kid passed. No, and I explained why and said extended school would have to be done. Coach asked if that could be done b/f school is out. I explained that was not my call and it would have to be cleared with an administrator. Then he explained that he meant extra credit. Ab-so-LUTE-ly NOT. NO. I did more extra this nine weeks than I ever do. I worked as much as I could with students. This kid didn’t start trying hard until last term. Sorry! Nope, can’t help you. I was offended. Not too bad I guess. To his credit coach didn’t push, but he shouldn’t have asked. I ran it by a few others and the consensus is that I did the right thing. I feel bad when students fail.
Do what you can do I guess. Maybe things will get back to normal now that the end of school has arrived.
Smiles to those who still drop by.