Yuck

Yesterday was a nightmare of being sick. My sides are still sore, and standing makes things a little dizzy and surreal. Good thing there were no students today. In fact, I had scheduled a doctor's appointment for today, not realizing we didn't have the day off. Had to cancel that one, though, since it was a research study and they didn't want me there sick. So I got to rest a bit before parent/teacher conferences.

Let's just say, the 3 hours were a waste. We had maybe 6 meetings scheduled. One, because the child seemed to be abused and the person who cleared her suspension was not related to her (mother's boyfriend). Nobody showed. Word is, the girl will be in father's custody - no clue if she will return to us.

Another was scheduled by the Guidance counselor for inappropriate reactions to being corrected. In the past the girl has told us she won't try to lower her voice or try to talk less, because she knows it won't work. So, when we ask her to try, in the halls or the classroom, she flies off the handle and becomes MORE disruptive. Nobody showed.

A third was a frequent problem student whose mother has consistently refused to get him psychological help, or transfer him to a school where he can have better behavior management. It was all set up, but an assistant principal sort of shot it down. We were trying to get it through. Nobody showed.

Of the 3 or 4 parents who DID show up: One had an appointment. One came in to discuss her daughter who transferred to us 2 weeks ago. Two others were in to check on their sons' grades.

Well, at least I got all my grades sorted out so I can input those tomorrow for the 4th grading period. Only 2 more to go. And amongst all that there is a week of Spring Break, a long weekend for Easter, and a week's worth of TCAP. And, come to think of it, all that might happen before the final six-weeks begin.