Posts made by silverfox

@KDraygo

We're not allowed back into the building again so our amazing custodial staff are boxing up our rooms.... I'm going to have to replace a LOT of stuff.

That's a good idea.

@Auspice I'm not going to lie, I'm rather upset with the stimulus as passed. There isn't a way to say, "no, please." My husband and I are so amazingly lucky to be employed right now - yet we are getting the same assistance as others. It just doesn't feel right.

@WildBaboons

@Ninjakitten

@LittleLizard

@RightMeow

Getting a random Marco Polo from one of the 4 year olds at church saying how he loves us so so so so so so so so so so so (mom, okay now) SOOOOO much.

Definitely needed.

Alright, thread necromancy.

This morning I was able to go in and grab "essentials" from my classroom. I had heard they were packing up stuff, but I wasn't prepared for what I walked into. They are literally ripping it apart and packing it up to be able to deep clean. (Imagine how you would feel if someone came into your house and moved everything you own, that is how hard seeing my classroom torn apart felt.) There were bits and pieces of student work littering the floor. My books were stacked willy nilly. I take two + weeks of unpaid time yearly to set up my room every year, and seeing it destroyed made me realize that... we weren't going back. This face to face year was over. Even if we did end up back and may for the final weeks it wouldn't be instruction time, it would be an attempt to heal time.

Then a few hours later I got the phone call I knew was coming but... hoped wouldn't. Schools are closed for the rest of the academic year. We will continue to teach using distance methods but for the most part this year is just... done.

And I'm not ready to be done. I've been closer to this class than any I have taught in my ten years. (Actually, this year is my ten year mark.) They are weird quirky kids full of problems. I have a bunch of kids who came to me lacking social skills, and who had very negative experiences with school. Somehow the way I run my classroom clicked with them though, and they have been happy. Their academic growth is THROUGH THE ROOF. More than anything though, they have friends.

And all of that is done now. I can't hug them any more. When they get frustrated with work I can't immediately be there to catch them and reassure them. For some this will be fine. They have AMAZING parents who are able to be there. For others though, they are with an aunt, or being bounced between families. The only stable place they had - school - is GONE. The hug they knew they could get daily from me is GONE.

So I'm sad. I'm beyond sad. I feel like my heart has been ripped to pieces, and there isn't anything to fix it.

@Wretched

Man, but it is HARD to get in the mood!

@mietze

So many pets in the meeting. I'm about to just sign them up on the roster.

I found out today one of my kiddos has SEVEN cats. I don't know how I went this long in the year without knowing that!

@Rinel

I'm trying to teach from Zoom. I finally just had to put my head down and laugh as the first ten minutes were "CAN YOU HEAR ME?!" <mouth moves with no sound> "TRY TO PICK UP YOUR MIC/TAKE OFF YOUR HEADPHONES!" <silent yelling for parent> "LOOK AT MY POOP!" (thankfully, the last was a stuffed poop emoji. I still almost died.)

There was also the one with the little brother who was totally naked who just sat in the background.

Guys.

Zoom.

That is all.

I LOVE playing father-type-characters. I feel as proud of Adalyn player/character right now like we are related and it just makes me SO HAPPY.

And also @thesuntsar for being silly with me!!

@Waller

I now know what my read aloud is going to be.

I'm going to throw my hat into the bucket of 'nothing will change'. I'm on a lot of FB boards with teachers and we joke about how well we will be appreciated after this, but I see it going the other way also with parents more resentful because they had to work so hard but couldn't see what teachers were doing. (The teachers posting that they aren't allowed to work right now and thus have margaritas in hand aren't helping....)

https://cheezburger.com/10973445/60-memes-to-help-you-through-lifes-thankless-hell

I can't help but feel bad for literally everyone in that situation - including the landlord. He still has to pay property taxes. It's down the line, but this could take a major chunk out of his own living.

Black kitty has bloody spots in the thin hair in front of her ear. It doesn't seem like they bother her, but they are worrying me. In a normal world I wouldn't think twice about scheduling a vet appointment and taking her in.

In this world I'm not sure it is serious enough to go outside.

She is acting totally normal (if a bit more cuddly than usual.) I only noticed because she put her head in my face.

@L-B-Heuschkel

AHAHAHA! And here I thought you liked my urchin more. I do wish we still had a place were overlapped.