Got the official letter informing me I won't be re-hired with Shelby County Schools for the 2011-12 year. And since the cc: says "personnel file" I will just assume that I won't be hired back for any other years, either. On the good side, I "passed" my teller aptitude test with Region's Bank, and wife had lunch with a cousin-in-law who will be hiring her part-time (for the time being) at his two lawyer office.
Teaching is hard these last few days of the year. I want to teach, and I want the kids to learn, but their heads are not in the classroom. Thankfully, many have told me they won't be coming to school the last week. By the calendar, there are 9 days left for students. This week includes a Field Day on Thursday (which means many kids won't come on Friday - as to them, this is the only reason to NOT stop coming to school), and no elective classes, such as Phys Ed or Art all week. Which means an extra hour with my homeroom every morning. Looks like movie time to me. I have no clue what I will try to get the kids to do during our regular class times - I can't show movies all week (and in fact, if I cared, I would probably be worried about getting in trouble for showing them during that first hour...).
This coming Saturday will be part 1 of my 2 part GRE prep at Christian Brothers University. Got the class list, 25 students, which means I should prepare for 30. Which really means running off a total of 30 copies of the packets, only two of which are needed for the first session.
Working the side yard lately on my yardwork/workout. Getting a nice spot cleared of sapling trees to plant a black raspberry, plus pulling up as much bamboo from the next yard without actually killing myself doing it. It was easier when I was younger, but that is probably also because I was actually in shape, not like now.
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