Out of the Frying Pan...

Wow it got hot today. I forgot that my classroom is basically a sauna on these hot, humid days. But the kids did suprisingly well today considering the heat. I'm just working hard to keep their attention. There's a lot to compete with, and at least 50% of their brains are occupied with fantasies of summer days, with no homework and no Mr. B...

Feels like I just got over a bit of a rough patch. But now I'm just bracing for a bit of a downward spiral. It's one of those self-fulfilling prophesies I think, where teachers assume the kids are going to act out because it's May/June, but the teachers themselves don't care enough to do much, because it's May/June. There's a palpable buzz throughout the school, amongst teachers and students alike. Summer is only 22 school days away, and everyone feels it.