I am sitting here tonite so utterly frustrated...that I almost cried today in my classroom....I am NOT kidding. To make a long story short...over half the class lied about how many questions they missed on an assignment. I got a bad vibe about the numbers I was receiving so I collected everyone's work and checked them for myself....and compared what they told me to their REAL score. It was ridiculous! Not only were they not truthful...but they would not admit to it!I informed them that they would receive a zero for this assignment because of their dishonesty. Can you believe it...I have already received an e-mail from a parent saying that I was out of line in giving a zero....are you KIDDING me? But what can I expect...our suggested treasury secretary did not pay $34,000.00 in taxes...but he will be confirmed...and not convicted. They claim it was a simple mistake....ok??????? Truthfully...I am not sure what to do with this situation. I try to make my students accountable....but if their parents are so hell bent on criticizing my decisions...then why do I lose sleep over this....ugh!I could let them continue to show bad character...and just hope that they will not be running the country in a few years!
On another note...I have signed up for the Tour de Cure team. We will be riding 75 miles for the diabetes foundation. Once again..remember...the invitation is always open to join our team. We are a little goofy..but a lot of fun! We make riding 75 miles look like a piece of cake!