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Wednesday - Asked to demonstrate how to open locked wrought-iron laptop security cart without key. All it takes is two students to hold the cart and someone to catch you when you fly backwards with the cabinet door. Nine students were arrested in a lunchroom brawl turned hallway riot, resulting in the assault of three security guards and the hospitalization of one of the rioters. Computer Science class was a total washout, as the attention of student ringleader and her cronies came only at the expense of the majority of the remaining class. Co-teacher read newspaper.
Thursday - Discovered secret of previous installation of wireless access points, which only required calls to three separate offices, calls back to all three separate offices but this time asking for their names, providing proof of identity twice, and finally a visit to the dean and custodian’s office for a little more insight on who’s been tampering with the system since. Became increasingly convinced there is no official oversight to the system as is and proceeded to turn six classrooms back online instantaneously.
Friday - Good Friday. Especially good when drunk.
Monday - Asked to demonstrate how to open locked wrought-iron laptop security cart without key. All it takes, apparently, is a little spit and a total lack of proper decorum. Students walked out with peripherals for a classroom computer under the nose of a teacher who, natch, can’t identify them. A student previously kicked out for threatening to assault a teacher and possible gang activity returns, skips all classes and wanders the halls. Class is, again, a total wash. Co-teacher gave friendly advice, nodded off. A student dropped a laptop, prompting frantic inquiries as to whether the school is still under warranty.
Tuesday - Indoor swimming pool piping overflowed. Light fixtures doubled as faucets. Asked to fix nine year old math program database under license of a school that no longer exists, without documentation, software or support. Calls to company provided contacts for professional development sessions that cost more than actually upgrading the software.
Wednesday - Students on fifth floor discovered that ripping out the wiring from aging light fixtures can cause short-circuits that black out half the building. Disassembled and reassembled a laptop under cover of darkness, without internet lookup because the hub rooms were out of power. Class much more amiable when laptops are placed in front of them and asked to do something creative. Can’t even remember what the co-teacher was doing. Asked for raise.
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i’m lucky in that my students are either adults who are paying hard earned money for my services (that sounds dirty and it shouldn’t) or children young enough that i’m still somewhat of an authority figure. though in the latter, my co-teacher is an orange cat puppet.
hang in there! want a chuckle? the military base that i work for (wanna know the level of english for italy’s final special ops?) is basically 4 hours a day of “oo look a gggggggiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrlllllllll”. and then some english learning. but mostly “OMG OMG OMG XX instead of XY!”
March 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pm