October 3: Early Out Day

Today each class was only an hour long so that teachers could go to meetings all afternoon. In my planning last night I was stoked, because think of how excited they will be that they only have to be in each class for an hour! They will be enthusiastic and involved and just, well, great!

Oh the naivete!

Instead I got responses like these...

5th Period: Juniors
Me: Aren't you guys stoked that you get done with class at noon?

K.: Ms. Hammer it is so stupid that they have early outs because on like regular days, like, I am not even up until after we are out today. Like, it doesn't make sense to like make kids go to school, like, only in the morning.

J.: Dude, you still go to four hours of school. It's not like you don't go to class.

K.: Whatever... I wasn't even going to come today, but I decided to show up

Me: Well K., I'm, like, so glad you decided to, like, take one for the team.

7th Period: Juniors
S.: Ms. Hammer, since class is so short anyway and half of the class is on field trips can we just have a day where we do nothing?

Me: Yeah, okay.

S.: Really

Me: NO!

5 minutes later.

S.: May I use the restroom?

Me: Sure.

10 minutes later I notice S. has not yet returned.

Me: Where is S.?

Class: dunno...

I walk over to his desk where his assignment is and leave the following anonymous note:

5 minutes later, with the class staring at him, S. returns.

S.: What the?! Who left this!?

He looks up at me.

Me: Boooooo....