Working with positive people is magical. Holy awesomeness.

Your horoscope for today: Be like a mushroom - despite your small and cute stature, spread rot and decay across the land as is your nature.

The pertussis vaccine requires boosters (something they did not know back when we all got DPTs in the 1980s). You should get a pertussis booster along with tetanus, but might not unless you ask for it. (Also, lots of people are overdue for tetanus boosters.)

this was the only thing the internet should’ve ever been used for

EXACTLY!!!! We want the class to be comfortable where the students aren’t afraid to make mistakes. And I’m a French teacher. We are known for being uptight and intimidating. I want my class to be academically challenging, but an easy safe happy place for kids.

Yeah, I’m kind of cranky.

Today’s mismatched socks and sparkle crocs are my totally mature reaction to this. Also, the kids are wonderful. To quote a coworker, “you cannot work around kids and not have hope and nit be totally inspired for our future.” The kids are going to save this world.

Yesterday after school, a member of my family told me that I should dress more professionally, and that if teachers dressed more professionally, the schools wouldn’t have so many problems and kids would be more inspired to work hard and actually achieve something with their lives.

I’m so jealous! My cats eat everything. So I have all my toxic plants in my classroom.

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