- Parent/Teacher conferences in the time of Covid are kind of awesome.
- Every one we’ve had for the Teenager this year (yes, the school she’s at still does parent/teacher conferences for eighth graders) has been via Zoom with all her teachers in one meeting.
- No running around in the car. No arranging schedules. Just pop on Zoom, talk the kiddo, and go about my day.
- Which is what we just did.
- Probably we think of our children’s teachers in the abstract most the time.
- Mr. So-and-so. Ms. Lastname.
- And you know, when you don’t know someone well, it makes it easier to perhaps not think or treat them with the respect they deserve.
- It’s super cool to see how much they care about our children.
- How flexible they are in not just trying to accommodate our children’s academic needs, but also their emotional and social needs.
- Teachers are subject matter experts, counselors, and surrogate parents for 20-30 students at a shot, and sometimes 120 over the course of a day.
- What a huge, monumentally important role they have in our society.
- And despite all the obstacles society throws at them, to be able to still care about our children …
- I have no words, really.
- After a great night’s sleep (hallelujah) and a great parent/teacher conference this morning, I’m feeling kinda, I dunno, grateful?
- And in Whoville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
- Also, on my second cup of coffee.
- Wednesday, after the Smashmouth stunt, one of my coworkers sent me a friendly “I hate you” message.
- Which made me actually laugh.
- Mwahahaha.
- What’s a little sonic torment amongst friends?
- Somebody once told me …
- To be fair, it was stuck in my head, too, for a good 12 hours.
- I just didn’t want to suffer alone.
- Is a song that so easily becomes an earworm good?
- There’s some part of it that resonates. Is that not a barometer for quality?
- Behold the power of magnetic melody!
- Blind Date with a Book Report: I’m somewhere in the middle and it has shifted from pretty good to fantastic.
- Stayed up too late reading it the night before last, in fact.
- Which is the universal Reader’s Stamp of Approval.
- Squirrel.
- You know, the worst part of coffee/caffeine addition is the aftermouth it leaves you with.
- I really need to go brush my teeth again.
- Have the Coffee Teeth Sweaters.
- Which are the worst.
- (Sorry, man, I used all my seriousness up at the top of the list with the teacher stuff.)
- Keep your teeth clean and your soul light this weekend.
- Also, one of my “friends” just hit me with “Careless Whisper,” so rest assured I’m getting Karmic payback from the universe.
- Would you rather: Be stuck with Smashmouth’s “All Star,” or Wham’s “Careless Whisper?”
- The former all the way.
- Have an all-star weekend, kids.
True Talk
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