Back to the grind

So it's bye bye Christmas break and back to the grind......and wouldn't you know my students don't miss a beat, the first student I encounter of the day proclaimed to me "I'm not very smart today, in fact I am little bit retarded"....really! What the hell am I supposed to do with that? Look I'm not a miracle worker...when the students don't even take the least bit of interest in learning what am I supposed to do? I digress...

Have I ever told you ......

my personal theory about Dr. Seuss?  Well let me tell you, I hate Dr. Seuss. Yes as a teacher I should embrace his creativity......but honestly I can't stand all the rhyming. And actually it's not necessarily the rhyming I hate. It's the rhyming of the nonsensical made up words. My teacher brain wants to just scream know it the hell off! Yes, this is a confession...........I hate Dr. Seuss so much I actually refused to read it to my students...no matter how much they begged for Green Eggs and Ham, I refused ! In case you didn't know I used to teach elementary and even had a stint as a preschool teacher........hard to believe as jaded as I seem now.  I am also painfully aware that I am sure I will one day be punished for denying these youngsters the pleasure of hearing the nonsensical tale of some freakish looking creepy fur covered rodents from Whooville .....but that's a chance I'll take....