Well, it looks like I’ve been tagged for a meme...cool beans. I always like doing survey type things...
The Rules
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was in the classroom, but on the other side of the desk. I was in high school I suppose, with no real intention to teach at the time. I think I am finally not the youngest teacher at my school, but I am still one of the youngest ones. In 1998, I was a band nerd in AP classes and planning to go into advertising and design (I was in a magnet school, and AD Design was my cluster). I was a very different person then, though my love of the written word and of music still remain from those days. I still cracked jokes all the time, but I was a little more withdrawn and reserved.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
1) Find something dead and put a fork in it.
2) Leave feedback on Ebay (I love to shop online. Ebay is like a big virtual garage sale!)
3) Do absolutely nothing school related, as we are doing testing again tomorrow and on
Thursday (boo, hiss, boo--to testing, that is...)
4) Write in my journal (somehow, teaching hasn't killed the fun of that for me; the "focus" in my grade in my state is writing). As soon as I get my mojo going, I will probably get a call from a friend of mine, loosing all brilliant thought.
5) Decide on what my super power should be. Aside from my true-to-life powers of persuasion and telekinesis, I need something more "out there.."
3. Snacks I enjoy:
I love food. As for snacking snacks, I like Strawberry Newtons, extra long cheese coneys and cherry limeades from Sonics. I frequent Whataburger (they wonder where I am if I don't show up at least once every two weeks). My carbornated drink of choice is Dr. Pepper, and I love chicken quesedillas. I also like vegetarian sushi from Central Market, even though I am as carnivorous as they get.
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1) Build a mansion, get a Cadillac Escalade with 28 inch rims and spokes that flash "teacher" as they turn.
2) Drive around the city at random in said vehicle, tossing hardback books out the window at school zones, suggesting "politely" that people "read."
3) Appear on MTV Cribs, and shout out personally to Bill, telling him to quit watching TV and do his homework so that one day he can get his own crib.
4) Come out with a line of clothing. I would make t shirts that say things such as "Literacy. That's what's really hot on the streets,son!" I would wear these clothes as I toss classic works of literature from my caddy. Beaning Bozos in the Brim with Books since 2008...yeah!
5) Buy my own lobster farm.
6) Raise cocker spaniels.
7) Build a mini zoo in my backyard.
8) Travel all over the world.
9) Get into collecting random oddities.
10) Plant an orange orchard in Bill's back yard.
5. Three of my bad habits:
1) Procrastinating
2) My perfectionism
3) My obsession with order
6. 5 places I have lived:
Paris....Texas.
Dallas, Texas-most of my life.
Austin, Texas-I have had 3 different apartments here. I will probably stay here for awhile.
7. 5 jobs I have had:
1) I worked in the cafeteria at my college as a senior. I was a pizza girl primarily on the pizza line. It was at that time that I decided there was no turning back-I had to graduate. There were people who were twice my age and had made my part time gig a "career." It was a trying time, and food services sucked massively.
2) I worked in an office. Yeah, that sucked too, but less than the pizza gig. Oh, the crazy things I did there when I was bored....
3) I taught ESL to adults for a couple of years. That was actually pretty cool.
4). Teacher's Aide at a private school. Even with the BS in public schools, I'd rather be there than in private school...
5) My current teaching gig. I taught second grade at first, but the last couple of years I have done fourth.
8. 5 People I want to know more about:
I assume we are talking about digital peeps here. It is hard to say because I am still pretty new to this thing.....
I found http://learnmegood2.teacherlingo.com, which is Mister Teacher (the person who sent this to Edna Lee, who sent this to me. Hey, that rhymed..guess I am a poet and I didn't know it. I think he is pretty wild. Plus, he teaches in my hometown. Not sure if I could do it myself, I will stay here in capital city.
Of course, there is Mimi, which is http://thechalktalks.teacherlingo.com. Her sense of humor is what keeps me coming back. I am glad to see that she is posting again.
I like to read emptynester, which is http://tiredbuttrying.teacherlingo.com. The story about the father who was a cage fighter was priceless. And also, don't feel bad about the "piles." My classroom looks very "special" right now. I mean, aside from the butcher paper covering everything cause of testing, the standard piles o' paper are everywhere still. I considered putting a tarp over it all and making a beanbag chair with it.
I don't know, though, really who to tag. Recommend some other good blogs to read! I stumble across some here or there, but there are only a few that I like to read on a regular basis. I am not particular. Doesn't have to be a certain grade level or content area, although I do like to hear from other fourth grade teachers.