1) The teachers in my home state of West Virginia have been on strike for about a week and a half now. Knowing that numerous kids would go without regular meals during the strike, many teachers throughout the state organized ways to feed the kids during the work stoppage... and they used their own money.
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2) Meanwhile, teachers and other state employees here in Kentucky are fighting a battle of our own involving pensions. As a public educator, this is a very scary situation for me and this crisis has me very tense. This video, posted by a Kentucky principal named Gerry Brooks who often makes videos such as this poking fun at education and things teachers deal with every day, made me laugh. Only Gerry could make my laugh at anything pension related right now.
3) After having a very trying parent meeting Wednesday, I was blessed to have two of the most pleasant parent meetings that I've ever had on Thursday. I desperately needed them because I was beginning to lose my faith in humanity.
4) This "historical marker" that I saw last Friday while in Lexington, KY for a conference. (Lexington has many historical buildings dating back to the 1700s and most have placards on them proclaiming their significance.)
5) After several failed attempts, I finally found a new pair of sneakers to walk in. My old ones, by my estimate, have over 400 miles on them!
6) The entire second grade class at my school had a school wide performance this week in which they sang various songs from the early days of Rock-n-Roll, such as "Blue Suede Shoes," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Tutti Frutti." It was super cute and what made it even cuter was that the majority of the kids dressed up. Many of girls wore poodle skirts and a lot of the boys dressed up as surfers (for the song "Surfing USA") or as greasers complete with black leather jackets and all!
What's something that made you happy this week? Have a wonderful weekend!
P.S. Happy Birthday to my boyfriend of 31 years...
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Love that wall plaque! lol Trainers look pretty good too. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I laughed out loud when I read it. I was expecting something historical, so this really cracked me up. Happy weekend to you!
DeleteYessss Jon's birthday!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe what is happening to teachers in this country on many levels - with the pensions and the pay and the freaking wanting to arm them and what we expect of them vs. how many hours are in a day.
It's.. insane.
DeleteI know a few teachers that will love this video. You all deserve so much more than you are given. Glad to hear you had a meeting that went right. I know many parents these days are hard to deal with. Im digging the new sneakers. And the boyfriend! Hello! LOL
ReplyDeleteGerry Brooks has his own YouTube channel and the majority of his videos are hilarious!
DeleteYes, Jon and I have been romantically involved since 1986... :)
Ericka! So great to see you. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat stands out for me in this post is all those people who selflessly made sure food programs were still available to those in need. That’s amazing and I love people pulling together to achieve a common cause, especially during turbulent times.
Wow, 31 years?! That’s amazing! Congrats! :)
"Nothing happened here", funny plaque. I am retired and get a pension so I am concerned about the health of our pensions from public employment. They are very underfunded in most every state which could spell disaster in future; reforms are needed.
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