Documentation

Since hard work seems to be a pissing contest, I decided to finally post what I do during the work day.  Another thing that prompted this was my sister's comment that we work like animals.  And that is the truth.  We have worked a few jobs together and no one can fully comprehend how we work and what our work ethic is if they have not witnessed it first hand.  Mark S, Mike K, Dog Boy, Joe A, Lisa, Ron and Betty.....  Only they know.  Our friends who claim they work so hard?  Maybe you do.  I don't dispute that.  But we are indeed animals.  Kind of like the lions going after the wildebeest.  Except the wildebeests were dupes and negatives, lesson plans, projects to grade, reports to submit, research requests to fill, and so on.  We were the lions.

5.00 am - get out of bed; already awake for 15 minutes
5.20 am - eat
5.38 am - leave for work
6.07 am - sign in
6.10 am - correct Friday's lesson plans; complete and submit next week's lesson plans
6.23 am - blog


On the agenda for today:

• read all IEPs, 504s and BIs
• consider possible accommodations for special medical concerns in two of my periods
• mix all photo chemistry
• test chemistry with my own negatives and paper (I do not use materials paid for by the taxpayers)
• photocopy all baseline tests after making minor corrections if necessary
• make sure I am in the hall between classes to guide the freshmen
• clean out last year's Photo I folders and move to Photo II drawers based on the students' period assignment
• set up equipment for tomorrow (folders for negatives and prints, all computers in working order, scrub tables, mice, and keyboards).
• set up grade book with first assignments
• work on updating SGOs
• check on curriculum and send to curriculum director
• prepare for club recruitment day

Oh, and don't forget to pee and eat.