So of course, now that the test is over, and I have been used as a tool to prep the kids to pass the test so that everyone can get the thousands of dollars in bonuses that they all will be getting due to the scores of the students (I won't be in the running for any bonus money because I am technically not the teacher on record for these kids as I am technically still a Special Education teacher) I am pulled away from all of my 4th graders to begin teaching the 3rd graders 4th grade writing state test strategies. So, now I will have 3 weeks with the third graders to teach them the writing strategies and thus unable to teach fun material like I had planned (something, anything other than test material, perhaps poetry? nonfiction? biography? creative writing?) I am not very happy.

Socially things are supurb... I have been hanging around Jake a lot and a good friend of his, Jessica. It has been awesome hanging out and not talking about teaching related stuff. They live about 30 minutes north of me in a suburb, so a nice drive outside the actual city limits. I enjoy going up there. We've been playing Wii (most fun ever! and I normally hate video games, love bowling and boxing!) We've also been having dinner parties as Jessica is a really good cook. I have really enjoyed developing these new relationships, something fresh and invigorating and something to look forward to after work and on the weekends.

Not much else is new.