i will miss being able to say "school" and creating confusion with that word. gone will be the year that "school" could mean the place i work (99th st. elem), or the place i am studying at (ucla). i walk this saturday to get my master's degree. does it feel like i deserve a master's degree? not really. 2 years of what? good question. well, i finished my inquiry-research paper last week. i feel like i'm celebrating the closure of my first year of teaching more than anything else. speaking of which, i only have 4 more days with my students. =*( i dunno...maybe i should have vouched to keep them for second grade. i can't let them goooo~!!! sure they could be lil poopers, but i love them and we have become a family. i'm going to bawl on the last day of school...

tomorrow we hear from the superintendent about her decisions thus far about our situation at 99th street. i'd have to say the environment at our school has become hostile. adults acting like children. lots of animosity and distrust, unspoken anger. lots of parents and teachers want the current administration out. let's see what becomes of all the marches/demonstrations, board meetings, and letter-writing/petitioning. i keep my fingers crossed for a good outcome... who knew education could be so damn political?