bye bye anger, hello peace and calm

I was out of school, wed, Thursday, and Friday. It was a good break from the kiddos. I did a lot of reflecting, worrying if I can handle teachings, and sleeping. All in all it was mentally and emotionally productive; however, I did not grade any papers when I was sick. Grades for 3rd quarter were due yesterday. I graded all day and most of the night from 12:30pm-2:30 am!!!!!!!!! I only took bathroom breaks and of course a Bojangles run for dinner. I didn't check my email and I read no blogs, which are my usual procrastinating tricks. I graded 70 essays, 105 test (55 were scantron so that was easy), 47 homeworks, and about 20 projects. I never want to put off grading again. I will also never have grades from the last week count for the same quarter. I need to close out grades before the last week. I had to give 4 incomplete, because students didn't make up their tests yet. I have one girl who I think has been absent for all of my tests.

Anyways, I feel a lot better today and classes went more smoothly. I stayed clam and said it would be a new quarter and a clean slate and i modified the classroom rules. Miss Hoffman will not tolerate sassing back!!!