Yo Mama

"Your mama's so fat that...."

Yep.  I actually encouraged one of my classes to create these on Friday.  It was either a stroke of genius or a horrible mistake.  I'm going with genius.  There really was a method to my madness, though.  I had momentarily run out of good examples of hyperbole (an extreme exaggeration), and was searching for another example or two, when I realized that these obnoxious jokes are the epitome of hyperbole.  Thankfully, I wasn't being observed, because I'm not quite sure how it would have looked on paper..."Teacher encouraged students to make fat jokes about other students' mothers." Hey, at least it was affective!  I had to almost chase this kiddo out of my room.  He didn't want to leave!

Some of the gems I heard were: "Yo mama's so fat that she fell on your TV and made it a flatscreen," and "Yo mama's so dumb, it took her 2 hours to watch 60 minutes."  Precious, aren't they?

Obviously, many things have gone on at school since my last post, but I simply haven't had the time or motivation to post them.  On Friday, several funny things happened, although this one was my favorite (Apologies for the repeat, Facebook friends.): 

During my morning auditorium duty, I asked a little outgoing jock to move away from his friends because he kept hopping seats.  When he was in his assigned seat, I playfully asked him if he was lonely.  Without missing a beat, he started singing, "Nobody knoooowwwwsss the trouble I've seeeen!"

I only wish I was that witty!

-Mrs. Combs

...then I will go to Burger King

I realize it has been a while since my last post.  Apologies.  When Kyle said that we would have an extra hour today due to Daylight Savings Time ending, I knew I had to seize the opportunity.

I feel as if all I do is grade.  Grade grade grade.  It is getting out of hand.  When I am not grading, I am counting box tops, documenting negative student behavior, rewarding positive student behavior, emailing parents, calling parents, documenting parent contact, repairing books, attending meetings, making seating charts, pre-testing, post-testing, analyzing data, hounding students for late work, and - most importantly - consuming large amounts of Ramen noodles.  They don't teach you how to handle all of this in college.  Fortunately, I do know how to put together a bogus online portfolio (Am I right, Crystal?).

All this being said, I still love it!

I love grading tests and finding that my "D student" made an A.  I love calling parents and telling them how their child showed amazing character that day.  I love analyzing data and seeing the progress that a student has made.  I love spending a lunch period in classroom eating Ramen while helping a student with his history project.  It's a pretty great job!

Another thing that I enjoy is being able to let my kiddos be creative.  My Pre-AP classes recently created book covers that were supposed to showcase one specific genre or subgenre.  Whether they nailed it or were way off base, their pictures and creativity always make me smile.  Here are a few gems I received:

 I would not mind an alien invasion this adorable! Cute Sci-Fi for the win!

I think someone might read the Percy Jackson books.  Great example of a myth.

 This is just creative!  An informational text over his favorite sport.

 Of all of the animals to add wings to, she chose a giraffe.  They already have a height advantage...

 I had to google this next one.  I had no idea what a "dubstep launchpad" was.  Clearly, I am aging.  On another note, his question mark and magnifying glass were perfect images to portray the mystery.  Proud teacher here.

I have highlighted my favorite parts of this one. Sounds like an interesting fairy tale!

Even though they have drawn awesome pictures, I know that both of my brothers could draw better ones!  This is one of my personal favorites from Jonathan, that still hangs on my wall.

Goodnight everyone,
-Mrs. Combs