OK, Friday is supposed to be a wonderful day. We are heading for two days away from school, and the kids are generally happy, I'm generally happy, and all is usually right with the world. Well, this Friday, I opened the door of my portable, and I was met with a horrible stench. The custodial staff had cleaned my carpet, and there had been no ventilation all night!!!!! We are currently shutting down air conditioners when people aren't present to save the district money on utilities. The room was damp, smelly, and airless. I opened as many windows as I could, and I opened both of my doors. My son refused to come in saying, "It smells like they cleaned with bat guano!" My daughter came in and suffered with me, but when my first period class showed up, it was chaos. The kids were feeling ill, and they wanted to get out! The media center is not available. Fortunately, it is smelling a little better, but it does not make sense with the weekend coming that they did this to me on a Friday!
My classes are reading an abridged version of "Frankenstein" right now, and they seem to be enjoying it. It is a story that middle schoolers resonate with. The outcast who only wants to be loved and listened to. How sad how many of our kids feel like they don't have anyone who really cares about them. We adults get so busy, or we assume the kids know how we feel, or we are just not very good at showing how we care. It is amazing how many kids make it through without turning into "monsters."
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