5:38 a.m. - Today is Friday. It's been the first full week of school/work in the second semester. We made it. Last night's games went fine, and both were running clock, so Tony and I ate some ribs at Papa's in Monmouth last night. Yesterday's school day also went fine - the guidance department gals came in and took all the students through the registration process for their senior year, and I got all my paperwork handed back to students.
Today should be a quiet, simple Friday. Students are going to complete a vocab quiz and then start working on analysis questions over the recent short story we started. Let's get to the weekend.
I did get a request to attend a special education meeting on a student next week. The thing is that the student doesn't have any academic obstacles keeping him from doing well. He just doesn't want to do it. His world revolves around him. If it's not pleasing to him, he's not going to do it. Until there is something in his life that is more of a priority that his fun and enjoyment, he's not going to perform well in school. Most students in school don't really want to go to school, but they do because they see their education as a means to achieving other things they want to get out of life. So they do the schoolwork that may not be all that interesting. Athletes are the same way...most athletes don't want to run sprints or go to practice, but they see and understand that those things are a means to achieving success or wins or goals or whatever.
I think it's the same thing for potential problems in life. We try to avoid potential things because we see avoiding bad things as a means to maintaining a happier life and achieving things we may want - a satisfying job, a comfortable home, vacations, etc...
As ironic as it sounds, most of us normally don't achieve something unless we have a reason or reasons to complete "the stuff" it takes to eventually get to the goal. We have to put someone or something else first above "fun and easy". I don't think that student gets it, or perhaps the student just refuses to understand that. Somehow or some way, most people need to understand that work and effort and completion of tasks that may not be "fun" will eventually lead to accomplishment, satisfaction, and fun.
Things for School
- Feb. 7 SPED meeting for JM
- enter Strangers vocab score after Friday's test - 1, 2 done
- enter Khan Scores - Part 3 - after 8 a.m. Friday
- Draft saved - Assign next Khan Academy activity - Grammar TEST
- Students are allowed 2 attempts only...best score is taken - TEST GRADE!
- Completed in Class Friday, February 9 - 30 minute time limit
- Part 1, 2, 3, Quiz and Unit test - 24 possible points
Things to do
- send Orion and MonRose message after Thursday's game
- send ice cream game proposal
- send message to Sherrard and Erie-Prophetstown
- Feb. 1 - 4 p.m. - girls IHSA seeds posted
- coat from cleaners
- write a letter to Chase and mail - 2/1
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- March 25 - Colonoscopy appointment at Digestive Disease Specialists - 309-601-2800 Stacey 309-601-2901
- For Summer Camping Adventure
- get camper wheels inspected at Mutual Wheel
- get truck inspected at Slayden's
- purchase national park pass
- purchase car pass for the days we are staying at Glacier (vehicle registration ticket)
February
2 - BBK at PTown - 5:30 p.m. with Tony and David Van Nest
Jay drives; leave from Jay’s house at 3:45 p.m.
3 - GBK at Orion - 11:00 a.m. with Tony and Josh Temple
All drive separately.
3 - BBK at MerCo - 5:00 p.m. with Tony and Todd Hannam
All drive separately.
5 - GBK at MonRose - 5:30 p.m. with Marcus and Tony
Tony drives - leave Marcus’s house at 4:15 p.m.
6 - BBK at A-Town - 6:00 p.m.. with Marcus and Kraig McPeek
Marcus drives - leave Marcus’s house at 4:15, Kraig?
7 - GBK at Wethersfield - 5:30 p.m. with Marcus and Tony
Jay drives - leave after school, pick up Marcus and Tony at Tony’s office
8 - GBK at Rock Island - 7:00 p.m. with Marcus and Shawn
Marcus drives - pick up Jay/Shawn - TBA 5:15? location?
9 - BBK at AlWood - 6 p.m. with Marcus and Braeden
Jay drives - pick up Marcus at 4:45 at Aledo WalMart
10 - Girls regionals begin - TBA pending game assignments and availability…possibly at least at EP
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