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The worst screw up…EVER
What is the worst thing that you can do on evaluation day? The worst thing that can happen to you or, in my case, you can do to yourself? Think…
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Yesterday was “one of those” days. I
didn’t sleep the night before. I spent the night tossing and turning, worrying about my NC license requirements. If I wasn’t worrying about that I was having sinus and congestion issues. I’ll spare you the details. FINALLY sleep was had, but it made getting up very difficult.
I crawl out of bed a little after 6:30. I harass the kids to get a move on. Shower and figure out what to wear. Make-up, dry the hair. Grab coffee and something for a snack later. Out the door I go. It’s a little later than normal but surely I will make it. Hmmm, do I turn right and hope traffic isn’t too bad or go straight and come in the back lot? I chose to go straight and take the boulevard. BIG mistake. Everyone else apparently had the same idea. TRAFFIC!!!! Crud. I get to school right. at. time. Oh my. Stop by my end of day room, grab the text and off to my first period room, two minutes late.
uh. freakin. oh.
The room owner is there as usual and beside her…admin.
My face had to say “oh $#!^^”
What do you do? I just walked in talking. Said something about giving them a lesson on driving rules, but it wasn’t the best time given the mood. Told them to open books to page 397 and I taught like mad. It was a great lesson and I am told that admin liked it. But DAMN! Of ALL days! Grrr. Crap. Crud. I did not need that. ugh.
To submit my post observation questions I went to admin later in the day. At that point I addressed the tardy issue. He sort of waved it off and said he wasn’t going to pretend he had been on time 100%.
Crap. Seriously. crap.[/private]
3 Responses to The worst screw up…EVER
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I don’t think I’ve ever been late for an evaluation, but I have had those being evaluated being late and normally they got all uptight but had a logical reason and I generally laughed it off–now if they made a habit of being late…
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I’m sure you will be fine. Hopefully, they will focus more on your teaching than anything else. I know you’ll be fine!
Just to make a connection….about 3 weeks ago, I was 2 min. late getting to one of my kindergarten classes to work with a kid, because I had to use the little ladies room….I walk in and the principal and the COUNTY admin!!! are in the room…they both look at the clock on the wall and jot something down….I know they had my schedule, but hey, at 9:30 my classes are back to back, so when one ENDS at 9:30 how do they expect me to be at the next one at 9:30???? Coffee makes you gotta go before lunch!!!! They didn’t comment, so I didn’t either, but YIKES!!! Kandy