Cleanliness is close to Godliness...

But I think God knows that I had a good day in spite of the mess. I thought after last night's rather depressing post, I should add that life gets better. It was this time last year that I thought I might not live until Christmas break. As my parents raised me...and as I instill in my students...I'll live.

Comment of the day goes to Carlos. "Mr. Milliron, why you so chill?" he said, noticing my good mood. What I wanted to say was: "Well for the first time in days, you actually want to learn more than fight someone, and I haven't been cursed out in almost 2 hours...so life is looking up!". What I ended up saying was something lame about math...it's tough being a geek...but I have to keep up appearances. It's tough to get kids to want to learn, but when it works...it ends up looking something like this mess! I guess its worth it...most days.

Tellin' it like it is...

I guess conferences are what we could call, uneventful. I could have taken the high road, and given a few students the benefit of the doubt...but only a few parents showed up...so I made it interesting.

Actually, I just told the truth. In fact, its much like a news report. So, when Danesha's mom asked how she was doing in class, she was a little more than put off by the truth (Hey, she said it...not me!). Now, I thought about calling my dad first to find out if I was TRULY a bastard...but then the question answered itself. And I think Danesha was just upset that she had been dragged to conferences knowing exactly what she had done. I don't seek out opportunities to "snitch" as it were...but I have a hard time lying to parents (just ask my own!)

Speaking of the truth: According to a quality review of our school...only 36% of teachers at our school ACTUALLY believe that we are on the right track (compared, unfortunately, to the 31% of teachers in the district who believe their schools are on the right track). No comment. Just the truth.

I have 8 days of school until vacation. No comment. Just the truth.

I have 2 weeks until I get to see my family. No comment. Just the truth (actually, the truth is...I'm excited!).

I think more people need to hear the truth. I, however, could just use some sleep. In the meantime, consult the Bible (or wikipedia).