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[caribou_gen]

Well, today is one of those days I feel tired and cranky and I need to complain. Placed behind a cut tag for your protection:


As much as I love teaching, today was a constant battle with the kids. Midterms start on Thursday and they seem to be more silly and talkative than ever before. Grr...

The weather has been an improvement. Instead of -40C (aka -40F), it was positively balmy at -15C. I'm still feeling housebound/stir-crazy, though. I need to get out and about. I was hoping to go to the mountains next weekend to visit the boy but it might all be foiled by my girl's basketball team having a tournament that weekend.

I just want a holiday. I didn't really get one at Christmas preparing for the new job and visiting with the boy. All I want is some time away from it all. Summer seems very far away at 5 month. Even spring holiday will be crazy busy with Japanese students visiting.

Do I deserve to complain? No. I'm actually pretty happy with my life. I'm just feeling tired and cranky and stressed. Bah.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm so glad my kids don't do mid-terms! I hope things get better soon.

[boubabe.livejournal.com]

My days will improve; it's just hard to see sometimes. I need very different classroom management skills here than I did in Japan and I'm learning. I remember how hard it was initially teaching in Japan but, over there, I didn't have to worry about whether or not I had a job the following school year; I knew they couldn't fire me. Here, I need to be good at my job to secure the full-time position next year.

I tend to be a quiet person which doesn't always go over so well in junior high (although sometimes it goes over surprisingly well). I also know I can't be someone I'm not and the kids will see through that, too.

As I said, I'm learning. :)