Who knew it started so early in age....like 6th grade??!! I had no idea. After all, who am I? Just a wimpy teacher. I've been taught to teach the State's Standards. I don't remember reading about the male ego.
Well, it all started when we took our kids bowling. My co-worker (who is not so wimpy) instructed the boys and girls that they were to line up by shoe size. I automatically thought...ok, this is going to take a minute or 15. Well, it didn't take long surprisingly. I somehow got stuck with the boys' line. As the boys discussed their show sizes, one came to me and said, "I don't feel comfortable telling my shoe size". I said, "well, I have to know, so I'll know where to place you in line. You can whisper it to me, and I won't share it". He whispered his size....I won't share, but his feet are small. Of course he ended up in the front of the line. I went down the line to check to make sure all of the boys were in order....I got 4, 5, 7, 8.5.....then I got to the end....10 IN MENS, 11 IN MENS....the IN MENS part came from some weird deep voice from each boy. I could not stop laughing!
When we got into the bowling alley, I saw my little friend with his velcro fastened bowling shoes....so cute to me, but to him an embarrassment. I immediately thought about the book "Those Shoes", by Maribeth Boelts. I envisioned Jeremy standing there with the velcro shoes, with the duck on the side.... At least he didn't have a duck on his shoes!
This was my second time in life bowling and I got beat by a bunch of 11 and 12 year olds.....Where is the birth of the "teacher's ego"??
Educationally Yours,
The Wimpy Teacher!
Teaching is not an easy job, but all of the whacky things that happen through out the day makes it all worth it!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Who's A Wimpy Teacher?
Hello World!
This is my first entry as a wimpy teacher! I guess you wonder "why" I entitled this blog "Diary of a Wimpy Teacher"....well, I'm a middle school teacher and my kids LOVE the Wimpy Kid book series! I realized that teaching middle school is just as scary as being a middle school student! I also realized that teaching is so much bigger than me and my four walls. It's HUGE! I'm just a small fish in a big sea of EXTRAORDINARY teachers!
I'm going to be blogging about my wacky days....my good days....and my not so good days! I hope to provide you with laughter and entertainment. I would also like to provide you with "some" seriousness, but not too much! Don't expect it!
I live in a big city in Illinois, but teach in a small town in Indiana....that's all you're getting there :)
Educationally Yours,
A Wimpy Teacher!
This is my first entry as a wimpy teacher! I guess you wonder "why" I entitled this blog "Diary of a Wimpy Teacher"....well, I'm a middle school teacher and my kids LOVE the Wimpy Kid book series! I realized that teaching middle school is just as scary as being a middle school student! I also realized that teaching is so much bigger than me and my four walls. It's HUGE! I'm just a small fish in a big sea of EXTRAORDINARY teachers!
I'm going to be blogging about my wacky days....my good days....and my not so good days! I hope to provide you with laughter and entertainment. I would also like to provide you with "some" seriousness, but not too much! Don't expect it!
I live in a big city in Illinois, but teach in a small town in Indiana....that's all you're getting there :)
Educationally Yours,
A Wimpy Teacher!
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