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Saturday, October 01, 2005
The Coming of The Energy Leeches!
Well, I'm sure that all five of the devoted fans of The Furrow have been on the edges of their seats, waiting in anticipation for this month's issue. Considering the breath-taking cliff-hanger that was the last issue, how couldn't they be?
Fans will recall that last month, their normally unshakable second-grade teacher-hero (me) found himself, defenses down, struggling against the unrelenting onslaught of twenty energy-leeches. Readers were left to wonder: Would their hero survive, or would he become another second-grade teacher casualty? The situation looked grim indeed.
Friday:
The temptation to give in was strong, but the weekend was close. The thought gave me hope. It was enough to stir up the bit of strength that remained within me. Still, many of the devices, such as promised rewards, or threatened recess detentions no longer seemed to have an effect on the now frenzied creatures. What could I do? Then an idea came—one that I thought just might work…
With report cards and parent conferences coming up, I had something to hold against my students. No matter how bad they’ve been throughout the quarter, children believe that everything can be made up for with a couple days’ good behavior. Simply reminding my second-graders of the upcoming events was surprisingly effective in pacifying them. They didn’t attempt to resist this strange new defense. It was enough to survive another day, and to make it to the weekend.
Monday:
Like Samson in the camp of the Philistines, I found that much of my former strength had returned to me. It’s amazing what a weekend can do. With my defenses restored, I was ready to get through the following month.
The last couple weeks have found me fighting to finish report cards, clashing to get through after-school conferences, and battling to survive a Saturday training. It was one of the busiest of times for me in quite a while.
Then it all ended, just like that. I started my vacation today. My only challenge now is figuring out what to do with the four weeks of downtime. Putting up another post here was a good start to what I hope will be a productive (but happy) break.
Next Issue-
Enter: The Sloth!
Fans will recall that last month, their normally unshakable second-grade teacher-hero (me) found himself, defenses down, struggling against the unrelenting onslaught of twenty energy-leeches. Readers were left to wonder: Would their hero survive, or would he become another second-grade teacher casualty? The situation looked grim indeed.
Friday:
The temptation to give in was strong, but the weekend was close. The thought gave me hope. It was enough to stir up the bit of strength that remained within me. Still, many of the devices, such as promised rewards, or threatened recess detentions no longer seemed to have an effect on the now frenzied creatures. What could I do? Then an idea came—one that I thought just might work…
With report cards and parent conferences coming up, I had something to hold against my students. No matter how bad they’ve been throughout the quarter, children believe that everything can be made up for with a couple days’ good behavior. Simply reminding my second-graders of the upcoming events was surprisingly effective in pacifying them. They didn’t attempt to resist this strange new defense. It was enough to survive another day, and to make it to the weekend.
Monday:
Like Samson in the camp of the Philistines, I found that much of my former strength had returned to me. It’s amazing what a weekend can do. With my defenses restored, I was ready to get through the following month.
The last couple weeks have found me fighting to finish report cards, clashing to get through after-school conferences, and battling to survive a Saturday training. It was one of the busiest of times for me in quite a while.
Then it all ended, just like that. I started my vacation today. My only challenge now is figuring out what to do with the four weeks of downtime. Putting up another post here was a good start to what I hope will be a productive (but happy) break.
Next Issue-
Enter: The Sloth!
Posted by: Dan / 8:58 AM 
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Well, it sounds as though you've earned the break. I wish I was around so we could hang out. But I'm not. And I'm really pretty busy with homework, too, so even if I was around, I probably wouldn't have the time to do much of anything.
Still, it's a nice thought. As much as I'm enjoying my classes, a four week vacation still sounds pretty appealing right now.
Still, it's a nice thought. As much as I'm enjoying my classes, a four week vacation still sounds pretty appealing right now.
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