kafka & tea

Golden Holy Angel

Personal narrative from one of my little special ed students who for some reason or other just has a special place in my heart. It makes me sad :(.

I had a tragic event is when my mama died she was a loving, carring, and trust worthy She helped me with school work homework even class work if I didn’t finish it in class I loved her but she ahs past away on New Years. She was kind and she trusted me my brother my sister my dad every body she Knew I will never forget Her and I will cherish what she told me taught me and she didn’t break under presser either she was a Golden Holy angel. She Helped and carred for my Dad my brother and every body in my family So who is tonya Edmond brooks to me she is my mother.

I want this for my classroom.

(Source: lindasar)

Waiting for Superman

So you want a first-year teacher with no background in teaching to magically teach 2 core subjects to 100 kids at a charter school with high expectations and long hours but limited resources and no 8th grade English curriculum in a testing year when the scores actually matter but no one knows anything about the mysterious new state test? 

Oh, ok, cool, let me go dust off my Superman cape, I think I left it in my closet the day I realized I’M ONLY HUMAN.

#facepalm

Quiz Question: What were 3 reasons for the European voyages of exploration in the 1400s and 1500s?

Student Response:

- so people can fight

- so people can fight to settle their difference

- so people can get what want gold, jewlery, people, land.

Quiz Question: Who conquered the Aztecs and Incas?

Student Response: Mexico 

praytell:

I really love this.

Do you have kids?

Student: Miss, do you have kids?

Me (out loud): God no!

Me (in my head): Yes. Yes, I have 120. All of you crazy kiddies. I don’t need any more of my own!

I think it’s more interesting to see people who don’t feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don’t feel anything at all for things I’m supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It’s not always like it is in the movies.

— 

Ryan Gosling

I feel you, man.

No, he’s in jail

Me: Who’s doing something fun this weekend? What have y’all got planned?
Student raises her hand.
Me: Yes, ma’am?
Student: I’m going to visit my brother and I’m going to Houston.
Me: Oh, cool! Does your brother live in Houston?
Student: No, he’s in jail.
Me: … Oh…

dontstopthefrizz:

ozzynotosbourne:

‘SC is looking especially beautiful today

Unf 

To everyone who doesn’t understand my obsession with my university: this is (one of the many reasons) why.

(Source: ozzy-says)

‎Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her daughter, as the American public stands by in shock and awe. In other news, millions of sick and dying American children and adults still don’t have healthcare, to the shock and awe of absolutely nobody.

— 

Jon Stewart, 5 July 2011

Preach, brotha.