10. On my fourth day I found a piece of paper stuck to the wall with two "B" letters written back to back (I'm assuming this is a band symbol or maybe just some trend I am unaware of...?) Well, it was annoying there so I took it off, crumpled it up and threw it away. Didn't think anything of it. My last class of the day came along and a student asked me what happened to the paper. I told him it got tossed. "Well... you didn't TOUCH it, did you?!" Oh no.... "Um, no I didn't, why?" (My response). "Because __________ stuck that to the wall with his own SNOT!"
I immediately b-line it to the bathroom to wash my hands, even though it had been hours. Too little, too late.
9. Being told on my second day that the way I talk is similar to that of a "motivational speaker" :)
8. Anytime I see a middle school couple walking down the hall, I bite my cheek to keep from laughing. Nothing is more hysterical than a 5 foot 1 boy with his arm draped around the waist of a 5 foot 6 girl... wait, I take that back. The silent quick "side hug" before coming into class IS more hysterical.
7. I tweeted about this recently, but for whatever reason.. these kids call me "Miss M." Something about it just makes me smile. It makes me feel so much older than I am.
6. Ironically, after that last one, on my first day, a student guessed my age to be at about 19.
5. No matter how long the hair on the guys, I can always tell when the ipod earbuds are in. There is no fooling me. This is part of why I enjoy being a younger teacher. I know what's up. I'm no idiot.
4. The kids asked me if I have any siblings. I answer yes, I do. A 20 year old sister and a 15 year old brother. I had probably... five, six 8th grade girls ask me to see a picture of said 15 year old brother, to which I quickly responded, "No."
3. Same group of girls asked for my brother's name because they wanted to friend him on Facebook (Again, I said no). Social Media, I swear, is the bane of my existence in being a teacher. I get friend requests ALL THE TIME from students, especially from the last school I was at. Really? I am not going to be your friend. You don't need to read my status updates, you don't need to know what I did last Friday night, and in turn, I don't need to know about your life. The things I catch myself hearing in the halls are PLENTY enough.
2. Flattering moment: I get about fifty compliments a day on my handwriting. "YOU HAVE THE COOLEST HANDWRITING MISS M!" "MISS M, write me a pass so I can save your handwriting on a piece of paper!!" A little weird, but I'm not gonna lie, I enjoy it.
1. This is a classic, and something not unique to middle school in my experience. I have so many students absent who approach me the next day... "Did we do anything when I was gone?" I am so tempted every time to say, "No, we didn't do a THING. We were so upset about you being gone that we stopped everything we were doing and mourned your loss. It was a really really sad time. I'm so glad your back because now we can pick up where you left off."
Or I could answer with my other favorite, "We had a big party and didn't learn anything. Sorry you missed it."
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Yes! The long awaited update on the 8th grade. Doesn't sounds like things have changed much since I was in 8th grade. Ah middle school...the one time in my life when I knew EVERYTHING!
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