Showing posts with label stories from work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stories from work. Show all posts
Sunday, October 3, 2010
School Story
I know I just posted, but I just thought of a little story from school on Friday. In my science class, the lead teacher usually does a question of the day to get to know the kids. Well, Friday, she shared she had lost her grandma. So, her question was "On a scale of 1 to 10 how to rate your relationship with your grandparent (of your choice)?" The kids were open and a little emotional; it was neat to see them so real. After the transition to lab activities, one of my kids came up to me and said, "Mrs. Yoh, I really want to give you a hug right now. Because I am just feeling so sad." Then, he walked away and went about the lab. He didn't try to hug me because I tell my students that I don't usually hug at school because sometimes people say things and teachers get in trouble - plus it is a little uncomfortable hugging kids in the midst of all their puberty hormones. But at this moment in time, I felt like maybe he needed a hug and I shouldn't make my policy so black and white. I felt appreciated. And for all you grandparents out there, high schoolers openly admitted to loving their grandparents... way to go!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Recovering
Thank you for prayers after yesterday's blog. Today was a little better. I had a chance to talk to some of the problems from yesterday when we weren't both frustrated with each other. It went well. Plus in my last period class, a student said, "Mrs. Yoh, why are you always so happy?" At least I can recover with God's help from a lousy day.
I am excited for the weekend. I am headed home to hang out with some college friends and celebrate upcoming baby at a shower with folks from back home. I am looking forward to the adult interaction. I have no idea what Jeremy is going to do - watch the game on Saturday, I am sure!, paint trim? paint cabinets? relax? clean? Who knows, it will be a few days of bachelorhood re-lived :) I hope everyone has a great weekend.
I am excited for the weekend. I am headed home to hang out with some college friends and celebrate upcoming baby at a shower with folks from back home. I am looking forward to the adult interaction. I have no idea what Jeremy is going to do - watch the game on Saturday, I am sure!, paint trim? paint cabinets? relax? clean? Who knows, it will be a few days of bachelorhood re-lived :) I hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday
Today was a rough day on the job. I wonder how kids get the way they get. There are a lot of good kids out there. Like the girl who is a problem in a lot of classes, but said to me today, "I like your class." Or the way they work so hard to learn science that is so hard, even for the average kid - things like: meiosis, homologous chromosomes, mitosis, PMAT, etc. It is a lot to ask, and a lot of them step up to the plate every day. There are others that say, "We missed you yesterday; where were you?" These are the students that keep me going back to school. It is hard when you give and give and give, and get nothing in return. You provide structure to the class, give kids second chances, start with a new page everyday, and they accuse you of being unfair and push the limits in any way possible. Some sleep through class on a habitual basis, and others you wish would sleep because then they wouldn't be a distraction to those wanting to learn. I think my students are great, even the tough ones. I know they want to learn because eventually they work. I just wish it would happen without arguing about it first. Every day is a new day and I keep reminding myself of that. I also remind myself that I only have 19 days til Christmas break, and a good chance of having a 12 week break! Pray for may sanity and patience for tomorrow. I just need a little more energy to get through this week. Okay, thanks for reading. It is not hopeless, just difficult.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Funny
I forgot to blog about this comment by a student the other day....
At school, students are not allowed to wear hoodies (although plenty of them do). I was in the hallway and passed a student I didn't know wearing a hoodie. I asked him to please put it in
his locker. When he didn't respond, I said, "Do you have a locker?' He answered in the negative. Well, of course, this is a lie since every student has a locker, but I decided not to argue that. So, I just said, "Then why don't you leave your hoodie at home since you have nowhere to keep it here." His response (get ready...) "Oh, so you want me to walk to school in the cold without my hoodie and get swine flu?" It left me almost speechless.... I think we really need to let the CDC know that our best defense against the swine flu is apparently a hooded sweatshirt. Keep that in mind if you have been unable to get a vaccine. Just one more helpful hint from the youth of America!
At school, students are not allowed to wear hoodies (although plenty of them do). I was in the hallway and passed a student I didn't know wearing a hoodie. I asked him to please put it in
his locker. When he didn't respond, I said, "Do you have a locker?' He answered in the negative. Well, of course, this is a lie since every student has a locker, but I decided not to argue that. So, I just said, "Then why don't you leave your hoodie at home since you have nowhere to keep it here." His response (get ready...) "Oh, so you want me to walk to school in the cold without my hoodie and get swine flu?" It left me almost speechless.... I think we really need to let the CDC know that our best defense against the swine flu is apparently a hooded sweatshirt. Keep that in mind if you have been unable to get a vaccine. Just one more helpful hint from the youth of America!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Funny Things
Some days I come home from work and tell Jeremy the "question of the day" from my students or the funniest thing I heard. Here are a few from this week...
1. When learning the cell theory (all living things have cells, all things have one or many cells, and all cells come from cells), I had some questions.. One student, figuring all things had cells and therefore all have the same structure, asked, "Do ants have hearts?" Honestly, I had no idea, nor have I ever thought about it. I said, "I think they have a circulatory system, so they must have a heart, but I really have no clue." (Here is the answer, in case you are wondering: The heart - the ants heart is a long tube.It pumps a whiteish blood from the abdomen to the brain.The blood spills out over the brain and oozes through the body to the abdomen.It then reenters the heart.As the blood flows, it nourishes the cells in the antennae,leg muscles,and other organs.) Also, along the cell theory in regards to the third part (all cells come from cells), one student said, "Where did the first cell come from?" Great question, and one I had no answer to. I simply said, "I have no idea." The truth being that God had created what we now know as cells and therefore the first cell came from God, but public schools don't allow for that.
2. Today, I went into a room to talk to a teacher about a student. She said, "Oh, look at your belly!" I hear a group of boys quietly carry on this dialogue in the back of the room: "There's a lot of pregnant teachers here." to which the reply came, "They're getting a lot of action!" I must say I NEVER thought of even THINKING that about my teachers when I was in school. It made me giggle to myself though :)
3. The other day, a student said, "Does it hurt when your baby moves?" My response, "No" "Well, what does it feel like? Does it feel like an alien is in your belly?" "Ummm... yes, I guess it does kinda feel like an alien is in my belly." The next day..."Do you still feel the alien in your belly?" Yes, now on to cells....
4. When learning that a scientist discovered that only animals come from animals and plants from plants.... I explained how we already know that. Animals can't come from plants - we are just as smart as that scientist! One student raised his hand and said, "I was reading on the internet about a woman who got pregnant from a horse? Is this possible?" I explained that this could not be true considering only animals of the same species can breed and humans are not the same species as horses, and this could not be true. I also said that it is easy to read things on the internet and believe they are true, but not all of it is true.
1. When learning the cell theory (all living things have cells, all things have one or many cells, and all cells come from cells), I had some questions.. One student, figuring all things had cells and therefore all have the same structure, asked, "Do ants have hearts?" Honestly, I had no idea, nor have I ever thought about it. I said, "I think they have a circulatory system, so they must have a heart, but I really have no clue." (Here is the answer, in case you are wondering: The heart - the ants heart is a long tube.It pumps a whiteish blood from the abdomen to the brain.The blood spills out over the brain and oozes through the body to the abdomen.It then reenters the heart.As the blood flows, it nourishes the cells in the antennae,leg muscles,and other organs.) Also, along the cell theory in regards to the third part (all cells come from cells), one student said, "Where did the first cell come from?" Great question, and one I had no answer to. I simply said, "I have no idea." The truth being that God had created what we now know as cells and therefore the first cell came from God, but public schools don't allow for that.
2. Today, I went into a room to talk to a teacher about a student. She said, "Oh, look at your belly!" I hear a group of boys quietly carry on this dialogue in the back of the room: "There's a lot of pregnant teachers here." to which the reply came, "They're getting a lot of action!" I must say I NEVER thought of even THINKING that about my teachers when I was in school. It made me giggle to myself though :)
3. The other day, a student said, "Does it hurt when your baby moves?" My response, "No" "Well, what does it feel like? Does it feel like an alien is in your belly?" "Ummm... yes, I guess it does kinda feel like an alien is in my belly." The next day..."Do you still feel the alien in your belly?" Yes, now on to cells....
4. When learning that a scientist discovered that only animals come from animals and plants from plants.... I explained how we already know that. Animals can't come from plants - we are just as smart as that scientist! One student raised his hand and said, "I was reading on the internet about a woman who got pregnant from a horse? Is this possible?" I explained that this could not be true considering only animals of the same species can breed and humans are not the same species as horses, and this could not be true. I also said that it is easy to read things on the internet and believe they are true, but not all of it is true.
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