Other highlights just from this week!

So after school yesterday I had some other highlights of teaching. I will just list them for you:

1. I was told by another teacher that he had heard several students calling me "the hot substitute in Coach Knight's class." I thought this was funny, I like to think of myself as an actual teacher, but I guess I am kind of just a glorified substitute. I would like to point out to these students if I ever meet them that I am a "hot, eternally taken substitute." Well, I guess it is better than being known as the "ugly, fat substitute with body odor." HA!

2. A student came after school yesterday to tell me that they had received their first kiss on November 7th. I loved that they knew the day, but was a little offended they had taken so long to come share the news. :) p.s. I know the use of "they" is grammatically incorrect, but I am trying to maintain privacy here.

3. I actually had a student come in yesterday and thank me for teaching. She actually told me that she appreciated me and that I did a good job of making things interesting and clear. I think that moment when a student tells you of their own free will that they appreciate you and your class is the reason people go into the profession. I am glad that my blood, sweat, and tears mean something to someone finally. And, you bet your boots that girl is getting an "A" next quarter!

Grading Papers

Grading papers will surely be my downfall. I spent A LOT of time over the weekend doing this lovely chore, and I have tons more to accomplish. My goal is to be all caught up before Thanksgiving Break, so that I can actually enjoy my vacation. Feel free to pray for me.

However, I did get one gem out of the weekend (amid a host of completely plagiarized papers). There was an optional assignment for extra credit to write about the origins of Halloween (that's how behind I am) and one girl wrote: "Halloween is celebrated on October 31st because this is the day of the year when the veil is lifted from the Earth and the dead can come back to visit." I am fairly certain this was not plagiarized, but was her own, original Utah Valley thought.

Halloween Pictures

These are courtesy of Chelsea and Burke, so they are repeats off of their blog. Burke was the photographer for the evening, and he did a splendid job as always. We went up to Brittney and Adam's cabin in Sundance and had a very festive evening. I was Hermoine (if the stick wand doesn't tip you off) and Chris was...well, basically just himself. Surprisingly, I actually had someone vote for me for best costume, not bad seeing as how I put it together approximately ten minutes before leaving the house. Enjoy!