FRIDAYS TIME LINE

7:15 AM-Alarm goes off

7:20 Roll out of bed, do my thing, brush teeth, come hair and put on deodorant

7:30 Put on my outfit.  Today I was a rebel and wore a nice polo with dress pants.  No tie!

7:45 Load up the van and take off

7:46 Stuck in traffic

7:47 Still sitting

8:30 Get to work after a long commute and conversation with brother Jeremy

8:35 Three boys come to class

8:40 Give out about five "incomplete" grades because they aren't finished

8:41 Give a Math test followed by a Spelling test

8:58 Yell at the boys because they flunk everything and don't care

9:00 Work on phonics

9:40 New spelling words

-They all inform me that THIS week they are going to good.  That has been the story since I've been here.

9:42 They write each spelling word 20 times to have it pounded in their head

10:20 Tell them to put stuff away, and get out their reading books

10:28 After going to the office to make a copy, return to class

-Find the boys sprinting back from the other class when they hear the door, as they knock over chairs and tables.

10:30 I release some much needed anger through oral communication

10:40 They start reading the Reading Book as I prepare worksheets for them

11:00 Start writing class

-which definitely is not my forte!

11:05 The constant "can I go to the bathroom" begins

11:06 The constant "no" also begins

11:25 Clean up

-take them to Mr. Samir while I'm on lunchroom duty

11:30 Lunch-K-5 first

-constantly on your feet chasing little kids, forcing food down their throats (not literally).  Constant complaining of the heat and needing to go inside.  "Look at me kids, I'm all dressed up and sweat more than you and I have 2 hours out here!  BE QUIET!"

12:15 PM-Middle school and High school lunch

-my relaxing time as they can control themselves.  My job quickly goes from babysitter to bouncer.

1:00 My official break and lunch period

-this is when I feel closest to God! :)

1:15 My break is interrupted and stolen as I have to watch my boys

1:20 I do the typical "Haitian" style of punishment to straighten a boy out

-Make the boy think about what he has done while he stands in the sun for a bit.  Needless to say, they stop what they were doing when you mention this, let alone do it

1:30 Try to start something productive

-they will never settle down until about 2

1:45 Finally start Social Studies

1:50 Mrs. Cruz (middle school teacher) asks me to com help quick.  Which is never good!

- walk into he room to see the largest cat-fight ever.  One best friend supposedly went betrayed another best friend and the girls were in an uproar.  I jump in and separate them.  Then hear the voice of one of my football players telling me to, "Get out of here coach, it isn't your business."  He is lucky we don't have practice until Monday, but I have a memory that lasts over the weekend.  Monday we will see if he does.

2:00 Back to work

2:02 Someone announces that their backpack is missing

-of course one of my three stole it and took pencils out of the bag.  He never confessed, but we wasted about 30 minutes trying to get it out of him.  This is a typical occurrence with him.  Always lying, but we are working on that. 

2:35 I try to teach them about maps and what a key and compass is

2:36 They are more interested in watching the elementary girls run around than learn

2:36.47.58 I AM PISSED AND GO OFF!

2:37 They write lines (I will never again not pay attention!) until the end of school

-If they stop I lay into them that they had better keep going

2:55 School is over and I personally escort them out ASAP

3:05 I start lesson plans for the next week

3:07 They are somehow back in my room annoying me

3:45 Still have nothing done

4:45 Finally leave the school excited to relax

4:46 See my boys walking the streets

-I drive over and they take off running thinking I was going to hit them with my van.  I find out they are walking to church for play practice.  "Can we have a ride Mr. Isaac?"  I want to say, "Let me check the grade book and see if you have made up all your zeros!"  I don't have the heart, load them up, and take them to the other side of Little Haiti to church

4:55 Finally on my way home to what I plan on being a peaceful weekend!

6:00 Rented some movies

6:45 Bought a new camera

7:45 BBQ under the palm trees-nothing better

10:00 Remember the Titans

-Trying to get some ideas of coaching these guys.  Next is Coach Carter, followed by Glory Road.

Seems like a hectic day to some, and even to me when it is typed out.  Many points are left out because they may be inappropriate for some to read.  I like my G-rated blog.  This morning is going to be awesome as I am headed to the Beach and then to some Mennonite people's house that I don't know for a taco bar and NEBRASKA CORNHUSKER FOOTBALL!!!! (I'd rather have someone hang me upside down on a clothesline by my toenails!)  ROCK CHALK!