tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post2827553764854671028..comments2023-05-04T08:08:39.681-05:00Comments on rainbow motel: And then...Rainbow Motelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14181387926946193981noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-82138006228279110612013-06-22T05:42:13.075-05:002013-06-22T05:42:13.075-05:00I'm glad you've escaped from that school! ...I'm glad you've escaped from that school! Have a wonderful summer.<br />Which teenage mutant ninja turtle? ;)Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-3073236394443585702013-06-20T21:55:50.751-05:002013-06-20T21:55:50.751-05:00No wonder you are happy to close that chapter of y...No wonder you are happy to close that chapter of your life. I loved teaching suburban middle-school kids--especially the ones whose parents listen to NPR and buy them Nooks for birthday presents.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-87222964406096911652013-06-20T18:19:26.030-05:002013-06-20T18:19:26.030-05:00Doing the Happy Dance for you here in Seoul. Than...Doing the Happy Dance for you here in Seoul. Thank God Americans still feel the need to follow a time-honored agricultural school schedule despite the fact most of us are no longer even distantly involved with agriculture and the children aren't needed during the summer for raking hay, picking corn and delivering calves (or whatever they did back in the day.) While I don't think your middle school job will provide the kind of pithy fodder we've all grown to anticipate here, I'm sure you'll find plenty of amusing observations to share. Your descriptions of your day-to-day experiences in the Hood remind me oh so much of my first 2 years of teaching at a middle school that was smack in the heart of the projects with all of the accompanying social ills. I was quickly jerked out of my idealistic fantasy world in the first week when an 11-year-old-boy graphically described some activities that he would like to engage in with me. (I'm pretty sure he learned the terminology from his father between stints in jail.) It was very sad - but, tragically, not surprising - when I read of his death in a gang shooting not even 6 years later. Here's to a restful summer and the smooth and uncomplicated delivery of your Food Baby.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559159676398284756.post-87957612233578890442013-06-20T07:30:17.694-05:002013-06-20T07:30:17.694-05:00You're giddy - I can tell. And I, too, have r...You're giddy - I can tell. And I, too, have reached that point where Spanx alone will not do it.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.com