However, since it's the end of the day, I finally threw in the towel the last five minutes and started typing this post. I actually did police them for the first 15 minutes of homework completion time. Now, please don't think that I'm just sitting here letting the demons run amuck. I actually had at least one out of 17 doing what they should be doing. Instead of being focused, they are doing one or more of the following: talking, tearing paper into little bits, throwing those same bits of paper, drawing, drawing on someone's notes, drawing on someone's person, making fun of someone's name, figuring out which one of them looks most like an Oompa Loompa, texting their mom, putting their hair in a ponytail on top of their head, talking in baby talk and reading a book.
We finished our lesson and they are supposed to be working on their homework. Only the creator could have come up with such an amazing combination!)Īctually, I'm teaching class right now.
(So, I'm hoping that you are seeing how this is so amazing. Did you notice how much butter is in here? Ummmm.butter. Proof three packets of yeast, lightly beat six eggs and warm two cups of milk. Have you tried sifting 11 cups of flour?Ĥ. Oh and you have to shift it with the other dry ingredients. Next comes the flour.wait for it.11 cups. I know, it doesn't seem like enough, a mere five pounds of filling, but trust me, it works.ģ. Mix in dried apricots, almonds, candied citron, the peel of four oranges (yes four) and the zest of two lemons. Take an ungodly amount of currants and raisins (ummm over two cups each) soak them in booze, because, you know, it's Christmas.Ģ. Of course, it's a labour of love since it takes all freaking day to make it. I think this is probably my most favourite Christmas treat, soft brioche bread filled with booze soaked fruit and bits of citron.
One of my must haves is Christmas Stollen. There are several must haves during Christmas at our house, Snicker Doodles, Hazel Berries, Pfeffernusse, Fruit Cake, Date Cookies, Cranberry Orange Bread, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.and the list goes on. This, of course, includes the Christmas baking. Jeff has learned, after 23 years, to just get out of my way and go with the flow. Seriously, I love it AND everything has to be just right. I don't know if you realize it but I am a Christmas Monster. But not here in the Beaverton School District! We work and learn until the BITTER END! Oh, did I mention that every other school district in the Portland Metro Area is already on break? Yeah, there's a nice factoid! So, here we sit, the last bastion of learning in the Portland area, simplifying radicals.ĭo I sound bitter or just tired? I'm going for tired. They are really tired, we teachers are really tired everyone needs a rest. Of course, being that there is only one more day before winter break (Yes, I know, the rest of the northern hemisphere is already on break! BASTARDS!!) the level of learning is shallow at best) you really can't blame the poor things. This year was better than most but they are still struggling. It's one of those things that, no matter how hard you try or what different approach you use, it just doesn't sink in. For one thing, you have to find a good way to teach kids that a fractional exponent is the same thing a root function. It's not my most favourite thing to teach. You remember radicals, right? You know, these fun little things √ ∛ ∜, square root, cube root, fourth root, etc. Well, here I am, stuck at school watching my students take a quiz on simplifying radicals.
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