lovely weekend

I never thought this would be the case, but three day weekends are so much more enjoyable when you're the teacher and not the student!

Let's just say that Friday was...an adventure. We did a Map Lab in 7th grade which consisted of group work in stations. It went great with the first class, went well with the second class, and just fell apart in 5th hour. They really might drive me off the deep end. One girl had just returned from 2 days of out of school suspension. (Count it now--three 7th graders in ISS, one of whom then got suspended out of school) She nearly got into a fight on Friday in my class. As I was turned around dealing with her and the other kid, I hear a crash behind me and there is a kid on the ground. WHAT THE HECK!

My patience was gone. It didn't get any better after lunch, I'll just leave it at that. It actually came close to getting worse. It was Friday, and I just wanted the day to be over with.

The drive back to the great state of Iowa with its rolling fields full of late season corn was nice and relaxing. I played my music as loud as I wanted and no one could hear me screaming. It was glorious. For the third time I fought my urge to stop at the Danish Immigrant Museum on the way. It will happen one of these times.

I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend at the Farms. It was extremely busy, but it was much needed. It has been a slow season with the weather being either extremely wet or extremely hot. Plus, we had some awesome visitors who had great questions. It isn't always the case. Needless to say, I enjoyed the change in scenery.

Despite last week being a bit rough in the classroom, I feel like I can go back tomorrow energized and ready for a new week. The poor sevies are taking a test tomorrow over the information we have been reviewing the past 3 weeks. They get to use their notes, but I'm still severely concerned.

I'd like to take this time to request a moment of silence for the government issued day off known as Labor Day. It would only be better if I could be outside grilling, having a cold one, and generally enjoying the weather. Instead, here I sit, surrounded by papers to grade, lessons to plan, and learning goals to write.