Wednesday
I know, creative title. Apparently I’m not very witty today.
Before I forget, I need to update my slump-buster challenge mileage. Somebody was on the treadclimber when I got to the gym yesterday so I started w/25 minutes on the bike which got me over 6 miles. So between the bike, treadclimber and 15 minutes on the elliptical I was over 9 miles yesterday. Combine that w/the 2+ miles from Monday and I have met the weekly challenge. Sorry, you won’t get to see this fat ass in a swimsuit anytime soon 
Today I’m attending a meeting about encouraging positive behavior in our students w/a few teachers from our building and our principal. I always get mad at myself at these meetings b/c I get hopeful and then reality sets in when we get back to school. I like our principal a lot and he has fantastic vision. He is also a whiz at improving instruction but since you can’t be good at everything, he lacks the ability to manage discipline in a low-SES building of nearly 600 students. I love my job when I’m in my classroom and am in control but as soon as I have to be in the hallway, cafeteria, etc. I want to quit. Since he has taken over our school has experienced a dramatic decline and sadly, the one AP who is a genius at discipline is retiring at the end of the year and due to budget problems there will not be a replacement. So anyway, the reason I get mad at myself is I tell myself before I go that I’m going to listen and that’s it, but he’s such a fantastic motivator that I buy into everything, really think it’s going to change, and then when we get back to school and NOTHING happens I get upset. I am a smart gal, I should know that if it hasn’t happend the last 500 times it’s not going to happen again.
Geez, what a negative tone. I’m going to follow my own advice and only worry about the things I can control. This morning I controlled getting up early to get in my hour of exercise (that’s a star!!) and right now I controlled my food b/c instead of going out to lunch w/the group I came home and ate.
I’ll check in on you all later when I’m home for good.
Days on plan this month: 8
Progress toward workout goal: 194/250
Doh! I need to move it, move it. Congratulations, show off. Obviously, the bar needs to be raised and perhaps a 20-miles per week challenge should be issued. Or how about a new eating sweets for a week challenge?
Or how about this: since you are the first one done, you “host” the next week’s challenge? You pick the goal and the penalty. If you want me to design the award since you said you can’t post things, I’ll do it.
In?
Congratulation on winning the slump-buster challenge! And YAY for your early-morning star!! =D
I can only imagine what a challenge it is, to be a teacher nowadays. I have this soapbox (well I have several of them, lol) about the lack of respect instilled into children in our society. When my kids were little I expected them to treat me - and every other adult - with respect, and taught them what that meant. Their friends would come over and have NO CLUE about respect (or manners, either - another soapbox, lol).
So anyway I think that discipline has become increasingly more difficult to maintain because of the lack of respect taught at young ages. *Sigh*