What I put on the eighth graders' progress reports yesterday (checked all that applied): Strengths: * Regular attendance * On time for class * Brings necessary materials * Regularly completes homework * Participates in class * Excellent class attitude Weaknesses: * Poor attendance * Tardy to class * Unprepared or disorganized * Seldom completes homework * Inattentive in class * Disruptive * Poor attitude Suggestions: * Check binder organization * Check planner for homework * Call Guidance to arrange conference What I WANTED to write: Strengths: * Smells okay * Wears pants above the Great Divide * Eyes actually focus * Nice manners * Doesn't drool * Laughs at my jokes Weaknesses: * Funky-smelling * Nosepicker * Four-letter vocabulary * Funny looking * Unfortunate choice of parents * Passes gas during class Suggestions: * Military school * Retroactive birth control * Send him to live with me for a week; I'll straighten him out. Can you tell that it's the end of the year (24 days left) and I'm just a LITTLE BIT CYNICAL? I love my job...I love kids...I love my job...I love kids...I will not scream in class...I will not throw stuff...I love my job....
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