My Memoiries

Memoiries From A Charter School Teacher

 

You’re hired.  Principal promised everything but the sun to get me there, and I bought it all: a computer for every student, two prep periods, no need to handle discipline.

Debate

Pencil Pusher kid trying to stab me with his pencil abuses girlfriend, much profanity and absenteeism

(the) Idiot tagging

Graffitti cork/tag board

Blodgett Bucks

New Policy (in anger)

D.2

Am I a Nerd? kid wants to know if he's a nerd yet

Introductions and P.O. Officers

Hello

How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Party

Quiz, raise a hand, pulled out for discipline student waited for me

Twiddling thumbs, girating hands balance philosophy

Walk-out/7 page essay because I was getting fired

Cheater’s never prosper  Maninko’s affect (w/ boyfriend) writing his work for him.

Absentee vote

Lyrical motivation (profanity deterrent)

Types of Essays

Video Instruction

C-walking/break dancing

Sniper on the roof

Butterfly knife

Class of refuge kids wanting to be in the room at lunch

Xtacy user tried to break the habit, was to be guest speaker for success story, and I helped her write it, then used the night before.

Reading assessment

Choices, lady or the tiger no way out?

Courtyard tree

My library

My Replacement