rustypants speaks

…and my crazy face!”

this was my chorus today as students attempted to stomp on the last nerve in my body. again, at the crossroads of insanity and genius, i chose to make light of my predicament. i began rapping “a fist full of referrals and my crazy face” to students when things were getting out of hand or that “one kid” who always asks “those questions” raised his hand – and it was a hit. it kept me sane, defused a few potentially explosive situations, and got quite a few laughs as i hammed it up and wrote a few more lines while doing my best rap imitation.

so pictures were taken, edited and tweaked – next week, this is what will be plastered around the room as a warning…

i only wish i had my hoodie with me today. drat!

after a particularly ridiculous couple of days dealing with student and administration behavior that threatened to send me over the edge (and some might say actually did at a couple points), i sat down this afternoon and realized that the only way i would be able to drag myself back into that school tomorrow would be to absolutely make fun of / go nuts over the things i am so very pissed off at.

without further ado, i present to you The ____________ Elementary School Teacher Drinking Game.

enjoy. and please remember to educate responsibly: don’t drink and teach.

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