I wasn't born to write poorly.

If you know me, the title is obviously about me...but, I didn't say it. As I was talking to one of my students today about his scrapbook, I mentioned that he should write his journal entry the way the character would have written it. "BUT MS. L, I WASN'T BORN TO WRITE POORLY." I wasn't necessarily referring to the character's handwriting, but that's how this student understood my comment. This is a kid who will redo something if he made one mistake, just so it's perfect. He doesn't like when he has to erase or scribble. The best part of this is that I completely understood his thinking. I had this problem in school as well. I still do. I was made fun of in school because I couldn't do "hurried or sloppy", but I could write a note from someone's parents (which I never did, but was told I could). I've also been praised for my handwriting at every level. In fact, if I had a quarter for every time someone complimented my handwriting, I sure wouldn't need to be teaching right now. I of course would still be teaching because I love it, but I wouldn't be checking my bank account on a daily basis. haha!

Anyway, there are 5 days of school left!! I'm beyond exhausted from the last few weeks. They've been tiring. During this week alone, I've had a meeting everyday during my planning time, running late to lunch because of behavior problems, and packing up my room during any down time. That and waiting for my only nephew to be born...which he was last night at 9:50pm.