4:30a: Alarm goes off. Snooze.
4:45a: Alarm goes off. Use restroom. Snooze.
5:07a: Alarm goes off. Roll around in bed. Whine a little at my alarm clock. Get up. Get in the shower.
5:23a: Get out of the shower. Brush teeth. Style hair. Stand in closet naked looking at clothing.
5:40a: Try on third outfit and finally decide it's good. Well, good enough.
5:45a: Reminder alarm - Wake Up DO. Call DO and wake him up. Remind him I'm coming in 30 minutes. Listen to him grunt. Tell him to get in the shower. Grunt grunt. Hang up.
5:52a: Pack up bag. Gather belongings from floor of my living room. Put on make up. Feed cats. Clean litter box.
5:59a: Get coffee from the lounge in my building.
6:00a: Reminder alarm - Wake up MS, AR, VM. Call MS - doesn't answer. Call MS again, whining heard over from her end. Tell her that I will call her in 30 minutes to let her know if I can get her from the train station or not - it depends who else wakes up for rides. She tells me about her weird dream. I get in the elevator and lose service.
6:03a: Get in car. Call AR - talk to his mother briefly before he gets on the phone. "Yeah I know, you're coming. Bye." Click. Call VM - doesn't pick up. Call VM again - still no answer.
6:15a: Reminder alarm - Wake up DT, MD, CM, JM. Call DT - no answer. Call MD - "Hey Ms. Walker... I'm up." Don't forget your permission slip. "Ok. See you soon." Click. Call CM - "Good morning R." "Hey Ms. Walker, I'll get him... Yo C... wake up." "Good morning C." "I'm up Ms. Walker." "Ok. See you soon." Click
6:17a: Get off the highway and call DO. "Hey it's Ms. Walker - I'm almost outside."Click. Call JM - no answer.
6:19a: DO gets in the car eating the last bit from a tub of ice cream. Breakfast. Sigh...
6:20a: Call DT - "I got you Ms. Walker. How far away are you?" He has 25 minutes. "Oh alright." Click.
6:28a: Call AR - "You here?" About to be. "Oh alright." Click.
6:30a: AR gets in the back. DO changes the song playing to one that AR likes. Both begin to nod off as the bass pumps through my speakers.
6:32a: Call VM - no answer. Call JM - no answer. Call MS - "I can get you at the train." "Nah, I won't be there in time, go ahead without me. See you at school." Click.
6:43a: Call MD - "I'm coming out now." Call DT - "You here? Oh alright." Call JM - leave a voicemail... I left without you but I'll keep calling until you're up. Call VM - no answer.
6:44a: MD and DT get in the car. All 4 boys start talking about practice the day before. Two get upset with each other.
6:58a: Arrive at school. Boys grab groceries from my trunk: milk, orange juice, cereal, 2 loaves of bread, V8 juice, hummus, pretzels, apples, apple sauce, instant oatmeal, plastic cutlery, paper plates.
7:02a: Walk into my classroom - CM and RB are waiting at the door when I get there. Everyone comes in, puts down their bags, and begin fixing breakfast. DO has oatmeal, RB cuts up apples and peanut butter, all the others have cereal. CM puts away the groceries. I sit at my computer and begin work on writing IEPs for that day.
7:12a: MS walks into the classroom. Boys finish up their breakfast, MS fixes herself a bowl of fruit loops. CM pulls out his Anatomy and Physiology homework and asks me to help him. Other boys continue to talk about high school gossip.
7:15a: Reminder alarm - wake up DR. Call DR - "I'll be there in a minute." Click. Call VM - no answer. Call JM - no answer.
7:27a: Finish A&P homework with CM. MS begins working on English 4 homework. Boys get antsy and want shoot around in the gym. CM grabs the basketball from my closet while the other boys clean up breakfast. MS grabs her work and we all head down to the gym.
7:29a: Get a text from VM, "Im Upp Ms Walker.." I reply, "Glad to hear it. See you soon!". VM writes, "Okaaayyy"
7:30a: Sitting on the floor of the gym, grading quizzes and homework, MS talks to me as she works on her English essay. 3 of the boys are shooting the basketball, taking turns doing drills. 2 of the boys sit and watch on the bench behind me.
7:43a: Security officer walks in, sees me sitting there, and then walks out.
7:52a: Coach P shows up in the gym. Does some drills with the boys wearing shorts and t-shirts, the others goof around and chat.
7:58a: Clean up my papers and go upstairs to my classroom. Put down my grading. Grab my planner, a pad of paper, and a pen (which I put in my pony tail) and walk down to the meeting of the day.
8:00a: Time when teachers are required to report to school according to the union contract. Meetings with departments, grades, teams, and committees begin.
I don't do it because I have to. I do it because I LOVE to. These 3.5 hours are sometimes the best of my entire day. They also happen to be the 3.5 hours that I don't interact with a single adult. Coincidence?
4:45a: Alarm goes off. Use restroom. Snooze.
5:07a: Alarm goes off. Roll around in bed. Whine a little at my alarm clock. Get up. Get in the shower.
5:23a: Get out of the shower. Brush teeth. Style hair. Stand in closet naked looking at clothing.
5:40a: Try on third outfit and finally decide it's good. Well, good enough.
5:45a: Reminder alarm - Wake Up DO. Call DO and wake him up. Remind him I'm coming in 30 minutes. Listen to him grunt. Tell him to get in the shower. Grunt grunt. Hang up.
5:52a: Pack up bag. Gather belongings from floor of my living room. Put on make up. Feed cats. Clean litter box.
5:59a: Get coffee from the lounge in my building.
6:00a: Reminder alarm - Wake up MS, AR, VM. Call MS - doesn't answer. Call MS again, whining heard over from her end. Tell her that I will call her in 30 minutes to let her know if I can get her from the train station or not - it depends who else wakes up for rides. She tells me about her weird dream. I get in the elevator and lose service.
6:03a: Get in car. Call AR - talk to his mother briefly before he gets on the phone. "Yeah I know, you're coming. Bye." Click. Call VM - doesn't pick up. Call VM again - still no answer.
6:15a: Reminder alarm - Wake up DT, MD, CM, JM. Call DT - no answer. Call MD - "Hey Ms. Walker... I'm up." Don't forget your permission slip. "Ok. See you soon." Click. Call CM - "Good morning R." "Hey Ms. Walker, I'll get him... Yo C... wake up." "Good morning C." "I'm up Ms. Walker." "Ok. See you soon." Click
6:17a: Get off the highway and call DO. "Hey it's Ms. Walker - I'm almost outside."Click. Call JM - no answer.
6:19a: DO gets in the car eating the last bit from a tub of ice cream. Breakfast. Sigh...
6:20a: Call DT - "I got you Ms. Walker. How far away are you?" He has 25 minutes. "Oh alright." Click.
6:28a: Call AR - "You here?" About to be. "Oh alright." Click.
6:30a: AR gets in the back. DO changes the song playing to one that AR likes. Both begin to nod off as the bass pumps through my speakers.
6:32a: Call VM - no answer. Call JM - no answer. Call MS - "I can get you at the train." "Nah, I won't be there in time, go ahead without me. See you at school." Click.
6:43a: Call MD - "I'm coming out now." Call DT - "You here? Oh alright." Call JM - leave a voicemail... I left without you but I'll keep calling until you're up. Call VM - no answer.
6:44a: MD and DT get in the car. All 4 boys start talking about practice the day before. Two get upset with each other.
6:58a: Arrive at school. Boys grab groceries from my trunk: milk, orange juice, cereal, 2 loaves of bread, V8 juice, hummus, pretzels, apples, apple sauce, instant oatmeal, plastic cutlery, paper plates.
7:02a: Walk into my classroom - CM and RB are waiting at the door when I get there. Everyone comes in, puts down their bags, and begin fixing breakfast. DO has oatmeal, RB cuts up apples and peanut butter, all the others have cereal. CM puts away the groceries. I sit at my computer and begin work on writing IEPs for that day.
7:12a: MS walks into the classroom. Boys finish up their breakfast, MS fixes herself a bowl of fruit loops. CM pulls out his Anatomy and Physiology homework and asks me to help him. Other boys continue to talk about high school gossip.
7:15a: Reminder alarm - wake up DR. Call DR - "I'll be there in a minute." Click. Call VM - no answer. Call JM - no answer.
7:27a: Finish A&P homework with CM. MS begins working on English 4 homework. Boys get antsy and want shoot around in the gym. CM grabs the basketball from my closet while the other boys clean up breakfast. MS grabs her work and we all head down to the gym.
7:29a: Get a text from VM, "Im Upp Ms Walker.." I reply, "Glad to hear it. See you soon!". VM writes, "Okaaayyy"
7:30a: Sitting on the floor of the gym, grading quizzes and homework, MS talks to me as she works on her English essay. 3 of the boys are shooting the basketball, taking turns doing drills. 2 of the boys sit and watch on the bench behind me.
7:43a: Security officer walks in, sees me sitting there, and then walks out.
7:52a: Coach P shows up in the gym. Does some drills with the boys wearing shorts and t-shirts, the others goof around and chat.
7:58a: Clean up my papers and go upstairs to my classroom. Put down my grading. Grab my planner, a pad of paper, and a pen (which I put in my pony tail) and walk down to the meeting of the day.
8:00a: Time when teachers are required to report to school according to the union contract. Meetings with departments, grades, teams, and committees begin.
I don't do it because I have to. I do it because I LOVE to. These 3.5 hours are sometimes the best of my entire day. They also happen to be the 3.5 hours that I don't interact with a single adult. Coincidence?
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