Opism: when you take the tim out of optimism….
Tropical storm Fay never got as strong as she might have and didn’t roll right over top of me after all, but she hung around way too long and dumped tons of rain on us. Flooding was worse on the Atlantic coast and I fared better than many. Got some water damage in one corner room though and still cleaning that up….
Schools in my district were closed Tuesday and Friday. Others had to close all week — that’s a lot of days to make up.
This was already a tough time to be an educator in Florida. Budgets statewide were cut. We have to teach more students with fewer teachers — more classes of shorter length — and meet higher standards with no raise, not even a cost-of-living increase. [But I'm not bitter, because I should be happy just to have a job....]
A colleague has been passing the mantra, “Optimism Now!” And, try as I might, I’m just not feeling it.
This commercial has been running on TV:
Every time I see it I think, “This kid is an idiot — just another of the spoiled brats with over-indulgent parents and an unflagging sense of entitlement.” I am not inspired. I have a bad attitude.
Fay is gone, but there is still a tropical depression here….
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Oh, dear God. Now that I’ve seen that commercial I have to change my tune completely.
KILL THE CHILDREN NOW.
Remind me to tell you about the entitled brats who e-mailed me all weekend. Amazing that ALL their printers went down at the same time, isn’t it?
But we have jobs, right?
Right! And by “kill” I’m sure you mean “place in the most nurturing and least restrictive environment”… right? ~Tim
kinda like the kid who when he was given a giant pile of s*** gleefully dove into it declaring, “a pile this big MUST mean there’s a pony somewhere!”
Exactly! ~Tim
How about if he tried batting more than three times — or actually tried with a pitcher?
Glad to hear that you’re okay after Fay didn’t seem to want to leave.
I’m utterly amazed at how teachers are treated for doing something so important.
*Shudder* That is a horribly annoying ad. And what IS it with this sense of entitlement kids have. Mind you, why do parents instill that in them. Surely it’s setting them up for failure?
outside of the weather, you could be talking about california.
i had to watch the video cuz i don’t hardly watch tv. i agree. or maybe i just have a bad attitude too. eh. but i do love your word tho, opism. has a ring to it, cept it sorta made me think of opie taylor. sorry…
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