This morning I had kids in the lab finishing their MAP tests from
yesterday. Their teacher didn't want anyone to start on their Math
test (which is on the schedule for tomorrow) so that should be
interesting with the kids who take a long time to test. And fingers
crossed no one is absent. I think it was the first testing round
last year where everyone scheduled their tests in the first two weeks
and then the third week was used for make-ups. I liked that because
we got through the tests faster and there was plenty of wiggle room
with absent kids. It is weird being in charge of the lab and all the
testing stuff because I think it is ridiculous that they have to test
so often; more time should be spent teaching. And on the other hand,
I am trying to wrangle all the testing stuff and it annoys me when
teachers stop their kids because they have art or music or something
else on their schedule. Like I have nothing better to do than watch
a handful of kids when they come back to finish. But I think art and
music are important. There is an internal struggle between my
professional self and my personal self. Oh well. Yesterday I spent
the testing time re-learning Morse Code and this morning I spent the
testing time writing in Morse Code. It's coming back to me.
In the afternoon we had an assembly for the character trait of the
month, respect. Kids from each class get nominated by their teacher
and then get to go up for a certificate and a pencil. One staff
member also gets nominated and I really hope I never get picked. I
like helping people but I have no interest in going up in front of
the school to be recognized for helping people. I think I'm safe
because I generally help other adults outside of the lab and the
adults are nominated by the student council, not other adults. So I
should be good. And I'm not being egotistical by insinuating I'm
even in the running. I'm just commenting on the fact that I don't
want to be in the running. I just want to sit in the back of the gym
and enjoy other people being recognized for being responsible
citizens.
I went up to the third floor three times today. Twice to put Reading
Counts on the fourth grade laptops and the third time to help the
gifted teacher with her laptops. I wasn't entirely sure what was
wrong with them but I messed with them and didn't really have to do
much and she seemed satisfied with the result. So that's a win for
me.
After work I went to Hobby Lobby to get a couple plastic grid things
that people use to make coasters and whatever else. I had an idea
for a 3D flower. Then I went to Jimmy John's and Chipotle. Jimmy
John's was good and my Chipotle burrito looked kind of puny so I'll
have that to look forward to tomorrow. I think next week I might go
back to just getting a burrito for myself and forgetting about the
sandwich. It has kind of lost it's novelty again and there really
isn't much you can work with when it comes to the veggie sandwich at
Jimmy John's.
I spent the rest of my night watching YouTube videos and working on
the 3D flower thing. It looks like it did in my head, and it kind of
worked out, but I'm not too sure about it. I only did the outline
for it, just to see if it would work, so I might need to take it
apart and fill in the front and back and sides with color and see how
that looks. I also think I need a curved needle to make the process
faster. I originally wanted to make many of them but it is a fairly
time consuming process so I don't think I will be mass producing them
any time soon.
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