Conferences, A Play, Rejection, and Being a Loser

Published on November 10, 2007 By MarcieMoo In Life Journals

I had my first round of conferences in New Town this week.

They went really well. I had my students lead their conferences this year after finding lots of positive research on them. I had my students write down some things they thought they were doing well in, some things they were having difficulty understanding, and a goal they would like to work towards for the next quarter. I think that during conferences it also helped having the students there to help with problem solving. I have some students who have been having some behavior issues, and it was nice to be able to sit down with families and talk about what I can do to help the student be more successful socially, and what the child can do as well.

The conferences also brought to light some things that I need to do more of and less of for the kidlets. I'm excited about the changes, and I hope that the kidlets will like them, too. My graduate work right now is a class called "Habits of Mind." It's really interesting--about things that really good students and thinkers do. I also hope that I can incorporate some of my new learning into my class. I think my students will really benefit from it.
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The second grade and I went to a play this week. During intermission, I noticed a student I had worked with last year in our other district, and went to say hi to her. When I stood up, I noticed that I had a large wad of gum stuck to one of my fat rolls. I didn't bring a change of clothes for conferences that evening, so thank heavens the bus driver was feeling friendly. We took five minutes with two busses full of kids to run to my house so I could grab a new shirt. It was hilarious. I'm now "Gummy" at school, instead of "Greasy" like I was after the McDonald's fund raiser.
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After my last conference yesterday, I went to the local police department to get fingerprinted (why this needs to be done YET again, I do not know. I can understand needing the prints for my background check, but the state does not need yet another copy. They don't change...ugh). I've been working with children for over two months and they have yet to do a background check on me? I know its cool--my biggest infraction is a speeding ticket from officer evil last year. If I were a parent though...it would be a different story.

Anyway, I got there, and I waited for about half an hour for the dispatchers to tell me that everyone was at lunch, and could I come back after 2? I couldn't, because I live in another town (and this town's PD charges to do fingerprints, and we're broke right now), and I was beat. So, I'll go back next week one of the days that I don't have something to do after school (what's that...one? Maybe?), and see if a detective is available to git 'er done.

Lesson learned: Don't have an emergency requiring police assistance between 12 and 2 pm. Everyone's at lunch.

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I go to the doctor again this week so she can check my diet log, sugars, and see how much weight I've lost the past days. I put on a pair of pants that were a bit snug, but wearable in the past. They fit perfectly yesterday. I can totally handle that. So far, I'm down about 25 pounds. My first trip to this doctor revealed that I was down 20 lbs. since my last doctor's visit, and then there were the 5 from last week.

I can handle being a loser. I'm all about that.

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