Whew!

Another week is history. Seems like yesterday was Monday.

Things are getting even more difficult at school.  Yeah, it's that time of year. Santa Claus gives them hormones for Christmas....

This crew has had this same problem for some time now; it's just gotten worse.

The entitlement is worse than ever.  The total lack of a sense of responsibility almost totally absent. Some have just stopped doing any kind of work.  And their grades are taking a nose dive.

My A block and my 5tb period class and I had a come to Jesus meeting. I didn't/ yell or threaten, but expressed real dismay.  And herein lies my dilemma.  They looked really crestfallen, didn't like my being  unhappy with them. And of the three sixth grade science teachers, I seem to be the only oner able to get all of my classes to sort of do what they are supposed to.  It troubled me to see the look in their eyes.  Too much empathy.  too damned much empathy.

I really do care about them. All of them. And it saddens me to see them upset.

Mercy.....