Tuesday, October 07, 2008

im no superman

I am tired. My students exhaust me. They are so needy this year. I am trying to stay positive, but it's really hard. Things had gotten better by this time last year. Wasn't this year supposed to be easier?
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kidicarus222 said...

Just recently, I downloaded the song "31 Today" by Aimee Mann. It's good. The whole idea of the song is that the narrator --- who, in all honesty, probably isn't Aimee Mann, since she's older than 31 --- is speaking on her 31st birthday, wondering why life hasn't magically gotten better. It struck a chord with me that probably should have been struck a long time ago. In short, I've always had it in my mind that at a certain time, at a certain age, or in a given year, life would become better. By this arbitrary point, I'll have figured out whatever I hadn't before. But it doesn't work that way. Life is always trying, in one way or another, and, when you think about it, it's nonsensical to think that achieving a given milestone will make life better. I knew that, but I didn't actually apply it to my own life until I heard this Aimee Mann song. Odd, no?

Sorry. Long comment for a short post.

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Jessica & Robbie said...
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9:38 PM
Jessica & Robbie said...

I feel the same way! My students are driving me crazy - I lectured them today for a good 5 minutes per class on how they're 8th graders, not kindergartners, so should act like it.

I miss you, by the way! How are you?

9:39 PM

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