“Sorry I didn’t wish you a happy birthday yesterday. I was just really busy.”
— student, age 10
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You’re HERE!
As I’m rifling through my work bag looking for a pencil during my tutoring session, the kid spots my pile of student-made birthday cards.
Kid: “Wait a minute– is it your birthday?!”
Me: “Yes it is!”
Kid (adorably overexcited): “Oh my gosh!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
Me: “Thank you!”
Kid: “I can’t believe it’s your birthday and you’re HERE. In MY apartment! Tutoring ME!”
Yeah I guess that is pretty sad.
One of my favorite moments as a teacher is when my most irresponsible, lost-in-the-sauce, never-paying-attention-to-a-word-I-say student comes to school wearing his Harvard sweatshirt.
Aim high, brotha!
Fitness Hacks
Eric challenged me and his friend Ari to a “Workweek Hustle,” so I spent all week strapping my FitBit to the most hyperactive kid in my class.
#strategy
Ebola Mom, Part 50
(Part of the Ebola Mom series)
I was going to bring a handwritten thank you note next week, but now you can go fuck yourself.
Also, I gave the cookies to a homeless man.
Literally
Well there’s no more fitting way to say it–
Thank Christ it’s a 3-day weekend.
Yeah Something Like That
Kid: “I can’t believe you ran such a long race in that cold weather yesterday!”
Me: “Hah, I know! It was VERY cold and windy!”
Kid: “You must have been FREEZING!”
Me: “I sure was!”
Kid: “Yeah, but I bet you didn’t even care because you were so happy that you worked hard and reached your goal!”
Me: “Exactly!”
Eh. I was pretty fucking miserable.
Ebola Mom, Part 49
Let’s Define “Related”
In a discussion about the Declaration of Independence and the formation of US government…
Us: “And what is going on in the news right now that is related to this? What’s going to happen later this year?”
Kid: “Oh! A SNOWSTORM!”
Pajama Day
Us: “Nice pajamas!”
Kid: “These aren’t pajamas.”
Oh.
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