So frustrating....

Enriching tomorrow's leaders! B-S! I'm not giving up but it's a blow to your ego when a student pretty much calls you a bitch without using that exact wording. Andrea Hernencia- She's a senior, has a kid, and a kidney problem, and giving me hell. I go up to her, smile and say, "Hey, how's it going? Do you have any questions?" and her response is, "No. I hate this class. I hate you. I'm not going to do my work and I'm not going to learn anything." *shock!* If it was still legal to smack students I would. I spent 4 days preparing an extensive study guide to get these brats ready for a district test that I didn't know about until 2 weeks ago and I get that lip. Then while still standing there she looks over at my guide teacher and says, "Coach Van, did you write up this study guide?" "No, Ms. Hunter did." he responded, to which she lets out a heavy sigh and rolls her eyes. This all happened on Monday so today I looked around and noticed she was absent...not going to lie, I was kind of relieved b/c I wouldn't have to deal with her crap. After class I was going to leave and I saw her walking through the hall so she pretty much just ditched the class. I just want to pull her to the side and say, "I get it. You don't like me. You don't like history. And you don't like the class. But you need to pass in order to graduate, so you might as well just suck it up, come to class, do the work, take the tests and get a passing grade." I know there's classes that people hate. I hated math and science and some ppl hate history, but you got to get over it. ugh... So as a whole, most of the class did the guides half-ass and they are going to get the test and freak out, to which I'll say, "I gave you the tools. It was your responsibility to do the work and study." They are introducing us to all these WONDERFUL teaching methods, but you have to have the perfect honors or AP class to pull them off. Someday I want to get there, but right now I'm just trying to get them to shut up. Keep me in your prayers...I need all the help I can get.