u/Consistent-Row-9551

I have a job interview on Thursday at a high school, and a possible interview at a middle school. I've been at my current school for 4 years, and I've gotten used to wearing work pants, t-shirt, and a hoodie, but I know that combo won't be good for a job interview.

I don't want to wear a suite and tie, but I'm thinking something slightly more professional then what I'm used to. Maybe a polo or a button up, but what would be a good jacket to wear?

So, now that state testing is done, I was trying to figure out what book to read with my classes. I have 4 7th Grade ELA classes and 1 6th ELD class.

Originally, I was going to read The Outsiders with my 7th graders, but I figured it would be too tough for my 6th graders. Briefly thought about reading Stuart Little with them, but figured it might be too young for them.

Then I remembered, A Series of Unfortunate Events. The first book is long enough that we could spend the month on it, and the chapters are short enough that we could realistically finish 1 a day.

Then I thought about possibly skipping The Outsiders and having all my kids read A Series of Unfortunate Events.

What do y'all think? Should I stick with The Outsiders for 7th grade, or will A Series of Unfortunate Events be fine for both 6th and 7th grade?

I had played Dark Souls 3 around 2017-2018. I remember getting to the Twin Princes and taking a break to go play the DLC, but I got stuck on Sister Friede right before a major life change where I moved across the country for grad school.

By the time I was able to pick up and play again, I had lost a lot of my skill with the game and met a wall with Sister Friede, which left me dropping Dark Souls 3 for years.

Recently, I've been going through the Souls games again to prepare for my playthrough of Elden Ring.

I was going slowly through Dark Souls 3, but after beating Aldrich again, something clicked, and I locked in and beat the base game over the weekend. I remember struggling so much with the Twin Princes, but I just took them out. Fought Soul of Cinder for the first time, and I was able to take him out on my third attempt.

It feels good to finally finish the game. Now I'm just figuring out if I tackle the DLC or the optional areas of the base game first.

Kids thinking they finished the test and then getting a math worksheet. Like we can't give them anything related to the tested subject, so anytime someone finishes the ELA state test, I get to give them a math worksheet.

Student: Mister after 2 days, I am done. Now I can sit back and... What's this?

Me: Math.

Student: But this is ELA.

Me: Yes, but we can't have you do anything related to ELA, so you get the joy of math, math, and more math.

Student: Sighs in defeat.

Honestly, it would be so funny but so many kids finish a 8 day test in 3 days thinking they'll get to relax.

Today, we started state testing, so the rules are super strict. Besides not talking, students also can't have any electronics with them. So before the test, we have the kids put the electronics in their backpacks and put their backpacks in front.

This kid puts his backpack in front of the classroom like he is supposed to, but then pulls out his phone. I tell him to put it in his backpack, and he's like, "It's fine, Mister, it'll just stay in my pocket."

"You need to put your phone in your backpack. We can't start the test until you do."

"Mister, I'm not refusing to give up my phone, I'm just not doing it."

Like what? You can't just say, "I'm not refusing" and then refuse. Your actions are telling me all I need to know.

Either way, I thought the logic this kid used was pretty funny. He probably could have gotten away with keeping his phone, too, if he had just left it hidden in his pocket, but he had to broadcast to the entire room that he wasn't going to put it in his backpack.

In the fall, my class and I were reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Unfortunately, due to school pacing and the looming state test, we had to put the novel on pause so we could prepare.

After this week, we’ll be done with the state test, and I’m debating whether we should go back to Percy Jackson or start a new novel, which would probably be The Outsiders.

What would y’all do? On one hand, I did tell the kids we’d go back to Percy Jackson after the state test, but I know they wouldn’t be too upset if we just moved on. The idea of finishing the novel sounds nice, but it’s also been so long since we read it that I could see some students struggling to get back into it.

The Outsiders is a shorter book, too.

I was also thinking we could watch 1–2 episodes of the Percy Jackson show to get the kids back into it and give them a chance to decompress after testing. Then, we’d pick up where the show leaves off in the novel, which might allow us to finish both books.