The 26th of September

Last night I fell asleep without posting.  Tonight is already better because I have started.

Yesterday I wanted to discuss the DARE class I go to.  Well, not really the class, but something that was discussed in the class that is in the DARE workbook.  What the program is trying to do is to get kids to assertively say no to drugs and cigarettes.  This is certainly something that I can stand behind.  What I found interesting is that the program was having students make "I" statements and be assertive when saying no.  I don't want to smoke because my parents will kill or I don't want to do drugs because it could get me kicked out.  My opinion for this is for the kids to feel a little empowered with these "I" statements and this is good.  What it got me thinking about is how, when writing, I try really hard to not start a sentence with the word I.  It is something that I feel was drilled into me as a student.  Now I wonder if this practice has made it difficult for me to be assertive in other areas of my life.  Just something that I am rolling around in my head...

Today is the first time that I have had to help out kids during a summative (test).  Some kids test better than others when pulled from the room or just need more time.  It got me more one on one with some of the kids.  I survived.  Enough kids didn't finish that we are finishing tomorrow.  Any how, this sparked me into watching some Ted Talks that were supposed to be about teaching while I had my dinner.  One of them was The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life.  This isn't what I really meant when I requested teaching as a topic.  It was useful, just not what I was looking for.  A way to get kids to follow some of these without showing them the video would be nice.

Again, I am falling asleep.  I really need more sleep.  Because of this, it is time for my happy.  After working tonight I was sent on a quest for batteries.  It seems the electric smoke detectors still go off when the back up battery starts to go.  So I set off on what was supposed to be a quick walk to the local grocers and ended up being a walk to 3 different places, the last one almost a mile from the first to find a place that carried 9V batteries and was still open.  It was fun and is my happy for today because exercise is good.

Fog happened this morning near.

As I drove there was less and less fog.