- You go to work/school in a dingy, stained and/or stretched out t-shirt.
- Your eyes are red and watery when you walk in for the morning AND after lunch.
- You come back from a long lunch, carrying your lunch, to eat at your desk... and it's from a diner across the street.
- You see nothing wrong with announcing to everyone that you have "the f#@%in' munchies REAL BAD!"
- You walked 30 blocks to get "fried scrimps" (yes, "scrimps")
- You see nothing wrong with wearing flip flops all day long.
- You fart, loudly, then announce you may have "the shits".
- You talk to your "man" on speaker phone and he says he'll bring you a little "shumtin-shumtin to shmoke" at lunch, and you don't think anyone knows what that meant.
- You hair is wrapped in a doo-rag, everyday, in the same 2-3 dirty doo-rags you own.
- While claiming to not have any money to pay your Con Ed bill, you're waving your freshly done nails in the air which have actual money enameled on them AND your just got your hair done the night before.
Friday, November 02, 2007
10 Signs That You May Be "Ghetto"
OOOOOH MAN!
Sometimes, I just can't deal with the bullshit. I have a supervisor (a few steps up hierarchy) who is annoying as one can get.
Let me start off by saying she is a very nice, pleasant, cordial person.
That said, she is also very annoying. She is passive-aggressive, sneaky and is completely unprepared to supervise people on subjects she has ZERO knowledge about. She'll question about the merits of what and how I'm teaching (computers) while 1. knowing VERY little about computers, and 2. NEVER having taught anyone, at anytime, about any subject... EVER.
And, she is frustrating as hell.
She will ask you a simple question, you'll give a simple answer, and she'll twist you answer into a tapestry of insane, mind-bending paths. I once went from talking about a memo, to an upcoming meeting, to which coworker is in my room, to what's going on at the moment, to why there's a typo on a handout, to insinuations of hiding something, to thanking me for all my hard work, to questions about coworkers, to "Okay, well have a nice day."
She once asked me to send her some photos of my students, then asked me if I had a signed release form for each student, because "You HAVE to have a signed release form to use their likeness in a photo." I replied that, of course I did. "But that form doesn't mention use on the Internet, so do you have an updated photo release form." So I create a new form, send her a copy, and get the students to sign them. Then, she tells me, "Don't use that new form, because
we have to make sure it goes through the legal department." So I ask when she'll send out the that new form. She says she's not sure, but not to expect it anytime soon BECAUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS STILL REVIEWING THE FORM SHE SENT THEM A MONTH AGO. So I ask "Well why would you ask for photos knowing you can't use them because we don't have a proper 'legal' form?" She then claims she thought I already had it, while at the same time admitting she would have gotten it first for a final review! So now I feel like a schmuck for putting in all that effort into something she knew she couldn't use.
It's times like this, that the supervisors need supervising.
Sometimes, I just can't deal with the bullshit. I have a supervisor (a few steps up hierarchy) who is annoying as one can get.
Let me start off by saying she is a very nice, pleasant, cordial person.
That said, she is also very annoying. She is passive-aggressive, sneaky and is completely unprepared to supervise people on subjects she has ZERO knowledge about. She'll question about the merits of what and how I'm teaching (computers) while 1. knowing VERY little about computers, and 2. NEVER having taught anyone, at anytime, about any subject... EVER.
And, she is frustrating as hell.
She will ask you a simple question, you'll give a simple answer, and she'll twist you answer into a tapestry of insane, mind-bending paths. I once went from talking about a memo, to an upcoming meeting, to which coworker is in my room, to what's going on at the moment, to why there's a typo on a handout, to insinuations of hiding something, to thanking me for all my hard work, to questions about coworkers, to "Okay, well have a nice day."
She once asked me to send her some photos of my students, then asked me if I had a signed release form for each student, because "You HAVE to have a signed release form to use their likeness in a photo." I replied that, of course I did. "But that form doesn't mention use on the Internet, so do you have an updated photo release form." So I create a new form, send her a copy, and get the students to sign them. Then, she tells me, "Don't use that new form, because
we have to make sure it goes through the legal department." So I ask when she'll send out the that new form. She says she's not sure, but not to expect it anytime soon BECAUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS STILL REVIEWING THE FORM SHE SENT THEM A MONTH AGO. So I ask "Well why would you ask for photos knowing you can't use them because we don't have a proper 'legal' form?" She then claims she thought I already had it, while at the same time admitting she would have gotten it first for a final review! So now I feel like a schmuck for putting in all that effort into something she knew she couldn't use.
It's times like this, that the supervisors need supervising.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Been away for a while, needed some time to let some of these stories... "marinate", because sometimes, even I don't believe they happen.
Well, I have a few MySpace stories for you. Here's one:
The other day, one of my students asked me to help her post a new picture on her page (she didn't know how), so as I'm walking her through the process... "Ok, now click 'browse'... Switch to the CD drive..." I see a couple of pictures of her son, she scrolls down, and... BAM! The "private" pictures.
The first is a VERY close-up shot of her rear (in panties). I saw "...uh.." She says "Oh, I'm sorry, those are personal."
Now, at this point, you're thinking the average person is going to scroll away from the pictures. No, she continues to scroll down.
I moved a bit back from the screen, as to not be all up in her pictures, but I see one that might be boobs, another where she's completely nude... and I'M RIGHT THERE! HOW ABOUT WAITING UNTIL I COMPLETELY MOVE AWAY TO CHECK OUT YOUR NUDIE PICTURES!!! DAMN!
I'm trying to give her some space, but she's still asking me what the next step is.
Well, I have a few MySpace stories for you. Here's one:
The other day, one of my students asked me to help her post a new picture on her page (she didn't know how), so as I'm walking her through the process... "Ok, now click 'browse'... Switch to the CD drive..." I see a couple of pictures of her son, she scrolls down, and... BAM! The "private" pictures.
The first is a VERY close-up shot of her rear (in panties). I saw "...uh.." She says "Oh, I'm sorry, those are personal."
Now, at this point, you're thinking the average person is going to scroll away from the pictures. No, she continues to scroll down.
I moved a bit back from the screen, as to not be all up in her pictures, but I see one that might be boobs, another where she's completely nude... and I'M RIGHT THERE! HOW ABOUT WAITING UNTIL I COMPLETELY MOVE AWAY TO CHECK OUT YOUR NUDIE PICTURES!!! DAMN!
I'm trying to give her some space, but she's still asking me what the next step is.
Monday, March 12, 2007
The definition of "ghetto"
Every now and then, we get students who "don't know how to act". Anything can set them off, a look, a bump, a comment, sometimes... even an overheard giggle.
So a new crop of students just came in, and one of the "newbies" was bumped. CODE RED!! CODE RED!!
So, she felt slighted. So she, of course, gave the offender a stare and muttered a few obvious comments to her friend. That set off the next attack, a threat. The offended girl (who also happens to be four months pregnant) says "I'll cut that bitch! I don't give a shit!"
Now threats are THE first step to getting kicked out. That's crossing the line. There HAS to be a talk, and the result of that talk better be good, or else you're out.
So after an initial talk, the two students were brought together to to quash any and all remaining problems... and YES, you are correct! More threats.
It basically ended with "If you weren't pregnant, I'd do you right now!" The pregnant girl replied with THE very definition of ghetto....
"So forget I'm pregnant, and let's do this then!"
Oh man! Two fiery women, a knife and an unborn baby. That's beginning of hot television drama.
Every now and then, we get students who "don't know how to act". Anything can set them off, a look, a bump, a comment, sometimes... even an overheard giggle.
So a new crop of students just came in, and one of the "newbies" was bumped. CODE RED!! CODE RED!!
So, she felt slighted. So she, of course, gave the offender a stare and muttered a few obvious comments to her friend. That set off the next attack, a threat. The offended girl (who also happens to be four months pregnant) says "I'll cut that bitch! I don't give a shit!"
Now threats are THE first step to getting kicked out. That's crossing the line. There HAS to be a talk, and the result of that talk better be good, or else you're out.
So after an initial talk, the two students were brought together to to quash any and all remaining problems... and YES, you are correct! More threats.
It basically ended with "If you weren't pregnant, I'd do you right now!" The pregnant girl replied with THE very definition of ghetto....
"So forget I'm pregnant, and let's do this then!"
Oh man! Two fiery women, a knife and an unborn baby. That's beginning of hot television drama.
Friday, February 16, 2007
I'm not stupid...
This one student came in late today. About an hour and a half late. Then she wanted to go get coffee! She was told that she can't come in late, THEN go get breakfast. (She does this often). We told her that next time, she should pick up her food and then she'll be 5-10 minutes later.
So we let her go get coffee. She takes 10-15 minutes going and coming back. Then she sits outside the computer lab for another 5 minutes drinking it. She takes a look around, doesn't want to do what we're doing, says she needs to stop in the fron office real quick. Another 5 minutes. Then walks in the lab, trying to sneak in her coffee (no drinks allowed at the computers). Finally sits down, gets herself settled, sits for MAYBE 5 minutes, gets up with cell phone in hand, goes to the hallway saying "This is about my child.", and spends another 5-10 minutes talking on her cell. Comes back in and BARELY does any work. Asks what time she can go to lunch. Looks at the attendance book, fills out an excuse memo for the afternoon (because she has to leave early), gets up (hat and coat on) complaining about how hot the lab is. She says she's "getting some fresh air", and leaves.
It's not even 11:30 yet.
She was here for less than an hour, but then wants to get credit for being here all morning. Sorry, that's not how it works.
I saw (and noted) everything she did. I'm not stupid, I just let you think I am. I believe in giving people "enough rope to hang themselves".
Oh, and she also came back from lunch 25 minutes late, and tried to say she was with another teacher the whole time. WHAT-EVER!
This one student came in late today. About an hour and a half late. Then she wanted to go get coffee! She was told that she can't come in late, THEN go get breakfast. (She does this often). We told her that next time, she should pick up her food and then she'll be 5-10 minutes later.
So we let her go get coffee. She takes 10-15 minutes going and coming back. Then she sits outside the computer lab for another 5 minutes drinking it. She takes a look around, doesn't want to do what we're doing, says she needs to stop in the fron office real quick. Another 5 minutes. Then walks in the lab, trying to sneak in her coffee (no drinks allowed at the computers). Finally sits down, gets herself settled, sits for MAYBE 5 minutes, gets up with cell phone in hand, goes to the hallway saying "This is about my child.", and spends another 5-10 minutes talking on her cell. Comes back in and BARELY does any work. Asks what time she can go to lunch. Looks at the attendance book, fills out an excuse memo for the afternoon (because she has to leave early), gets up (hat and coat on) complaining about how hot the lab is. She says she's "getting some fresh air", and leaves.
It's not even 11:30 yet.
She was here for less than an hour, but then wants to get credit for being here all morning. Sorry, that's not how it works.
I saw (and noted) everything she did. I'm not stupid, I just let you think I am. I believe in giving people "enough rope to hang themselves".
Oh, and she also came back from lunch 25 minutes late, and tried to say she was with another teacher the whole time. WHAT-EVER!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Quick quiz, re: Diss Cussing
That's not a typo. It's not about discussing, it's about dissing and cussing.
Let's say you're on the phone and you forget where you are. First, you start talking a little loud. Then you start cursing. It usually begins with one. Then another, and another. Before long, you're cursing like a drunken sailor, after someone looked at him the wrong way, after his boss just told him off.
Someone finally says something to you, like "Maybe you should take that call outside?"
What do you do?
Do you:
A) Say, "Oh! I didn't realize... I'm sorry.", leave quickly, and finish your call outside.
or
B) Cut your call quickly, a bit embarrassed at your unprofessional and discourteous behavior.
or
C) Give the person a dirty yet questioning look, as if they were some alien, and say "What the hell is your problem? Who is you to say anything to me?", suck your teeth, and continue your call as if nothing ever happened.
If you answered A... you are probably someone who, while considerate enough to realize you may be bothering those around you, is not worried about what they really think of you.
If you answered B... you are probably someone who cares about what those around you think of you, such as co-workers and superiors; and you don't want to project an unprofessional aura.
If you answered C... you're probably too ghetto to even be reading this. And if you are, you probably STILL don't get it, and are dissing me, OUT LOUD, right this minute, even though this is the Internet. You probably even called over an even louder friend who is sucking his/her teeth and telling you "not to worry about it" because I'm some punk who would probably be too afraid to say it to your face. (sprinkle with cursing, for "authenticity")
That's not a typo. It's not about discussing, it's about dissing and cussing.
Let's say you're on the phone and you forget where you are. First, you start talking a little loud. Then you start cursing. It usually begins with one. Then another, and another. Before long, you're cursing like a drunken sailor, after someone looked at him the wrong way, after his boss just told him off.
Someone finally says something to you, like "Maybe you should take that call outside?"
What do you do?
Do you:
A) Say, "Oh! I didn't realize... I'm sorry.", leave quickly, and finish your call outside.
or
B) Cut your call quickly, a bit embarrassed at your unprofessional and discourteous behavior.
or
C) Give the person a dirty yet questioning look, as if they were some alien, and say "What the hell is your problem? Who is you to say anything to me?", suck your teeth, and continue your call as if nothing ever happened.
If you answered A... you are probably someone who, while considerate enough to realize you may be bothering those around you, is not worried about what they really think of you.
If you answered B... you are probably someone who cares about what those around you think of you, such as co-workers and superiors; and you don't want to project an unprofessional aura.
If you answered C... you're probably too ghetto to even be reading this. And if you are, you probably STILL don't get it, and are dissing me, OUT LOUD, right this minute, even though this is the Internet. You probably even called over an even louder friend who is sucking his/her teeth and telling you "not to worry about it" because I'm some punk who would probably be too afraid to say it to your face. (sprinkle with cursing, for "authenticity")
Monday, November 27, 2006
(TOO Many) Big Women Need Lovin'
A lot of my students have been signing up to online profile sites/networking/social communities, such as: MySpace, Hi5, Friendster, BlackPlanet, MiGente, etc.. And, I normally don't mind, they're adults.
But... recently, I caught a few of them on more... "adult" sites, such as: OnlineBootyCall.com, Lavalife.com, AdultFriendFinder, etc.. and some of their posts are raunchy!
One student posted that she just wanted sex, "I just want to have sex. So, what's up? If you're not down to hit it and split it... forget it." I'm paraphrasing here because the actual posting was much more graphic.
Another was describing, in detail, how she would perform oral sex on a guy.
Another was describing, again, in detail (ugh), exactly what and how she wanted the guy to perform on/to/in... her!
There are way too many big, nasty and... big and nasty women out there looking for a booty call.
For those of you out there that are into anonymous booty calls and don't really care what the woman looks like... step up your game! You're needed out there!
A lot of my students have been signing up to online profile sites/networking/social communities, such as: MySpace, Hi5, Friendster, BlackPlanet, MiGente, etc.. And, I normally don't mind, they're adults.
But... recently, I caught a few of them on more... "adult" sites, such as: OnlineBootyCall.com, Lavalife.com, AdultFriendFinder, etc.. and some of their posts are raunchy!
One student posted that she just wanted sex, "I just want to have sex. So, what's up? If you're not down to hit it and split it... forget it." I'm paraphrasing here because the actual posting was much more graphic.
Another was describing, in detail, how she would perform oral sex on a guy.
Another was describing, again, in detail (ugh), exactly what and how she wanted the guy to perform on/to/in... her!
There are way too many big, nasty and... big and nasty women out there looking for a booty call.
For those of you out there that are into anonymous booty calls and don't really care what the woman looks like... step up your game! You're needed out there!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
"Thanks for What?"
I have to give thanks. Thanks for not being related in ANY way to my students.
I have one student (let's call her Agatha) who said that at one family meal she prepared, she poisoned the food! Why, you ask... Her reasoning:
"I was mad at my first baby daddy's mother and her man. They always be disrespecting me in my own home! Talking shit about me in front of my baby and my man! And, he don't be saying nothing either so fuck him too! My baby is five months old. She don't need to be hearing people talk shit about her momma. So I poisoned their food! Not enough to kill them, just enough to make them sick. And they got sick! I hate all their stupid asses!"
And yes, Agatha's still with that guy. And supposedly, the "baby daddy's mother", although she doesn't know Agatha poisoned her, has "calmed down."
I have another student who is a "big girl", tall, tough, athletic... and ghetto. She told me that her boyfriend hit her "Fo' no reason! I jus' said his ass should get a job. And I said it all respeckful, not disrespeck.. at.. all!" So she waited until he fell asleep, then hit him in the head with a frying pan, then punched him as he stumbled to get up, and once he was on the floor, she started kicking him until he gave up! She said he was all bruised and bloody, and made him sleep on the floor, so "he didn't mess up the sheets with his blood".
Yes, she's still with him too.
I just want to give thanks that I don't have to deal with that.
I have to give thanks. Thanks for not being related in ANY way to my students.
I have one student (let's call her Agatha) who said that at one family meal she prepared, she poisoned the food! Why, you ask... Her reasoning:
"I was mad at my first baby daddy's mother and her man. They always be disrespecting me in my own home! Talking shit about me in front of my baby and my man! And, he don't be saying nothing either so fuck him too! My baby is five months old. She don't need to be hearing people talk shit about her momma. So I poisoned their food! Not enough to kill them, just enough to make them sick. And they got sick! I hate all their stupid asses!"
And yes, Agatha's still with that guy. And supposedly, the "baby daddy's mother", although she doesn't know Agatha poisoned her, has "calmed down."
I have another student who is a "big girl", tall, tough, athletic... and ghetto. She told me that her boyfriend hit her "Fo' no reason! I jus' said his ass should get a job. And I said it all respeckful, not disrespeck.. at.. all!" So she waited until he fell asleep, then hit him in the head with a frying pan, then punched him as he stumbled to get up, and once he was on the floor, she started kicking him until he gave up! She said he was all bruised and bloody, and made him sleep on the floor, so "he didn't mess up the sheets with his blood".
Yes, she's still with him too.
I just want to give thanks that I don't have to deal with that.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
"There are no stupid questions..."
What a load of BS that is...
Whoever said that phrase either a) doesn't know what they're talking about, or b) was lying to someone.
Today I had this one student who could not, simply COULD NOT, stop asking questions about every little thing, even something I had just explained twice... slowly. Also, she kept saying "I just don't understand what you're saying." I'm wondering, if she meant she couldn't hear me properly, or if she didn't understand what I was talking about. Even she didn't know.
I think she has some kind of learning disability, because I had her write out the names of the people in her family (spouse, children, siblings, parents...) When I look at her screen, I only see two children, and I know she had recently mentioned having three or four. I asked "You only have two children?" At first she says "Yea... Oh! wait." and types in another name. The she says "I forgot my daughter." I'm thinking "What kind of shit is that?" When she suddenly shouts out "Oh! And my son!" and types in another name!
Okay, whatever...
A little while later, she's getting frustrated doing something on her computer, and says "These computers don't work! Excuse me, Mr. Teacher, do ANY of these computers work properly?" (heavy on the sarcastic bite)
I asked what was wrong, she says "Why can't I open my resume on this computer?! These computers are cheap!"
I go over to help her open her resume. I look on the floppy, no resume. I look on the hard drive (sometimes they just save to "My Documents" instead of switching to the floppy drive), nothing. I asked if she saved the file. "Yeah, I'm not stupid. I know how to use a computer!" I open MS Word, look at the recent documents, I still don't see anything.
I ask if she's sure she saved it. She says "I never said it was here. It's on my computer at home." My head is about to explode at this point! I just look at her wondering if I can get the last five minutes of life back, when she says "What? I thought the internet connected all the computers in the world."
All I could do was stare into the abyss.
So, yes... not only do stupid questions exist, but so do stupid people.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The Corner Seat
Many times a student will sit in the far back corner of the room, and then they perform the tell-tale sign... they turn the screen, so it's angled away from the next student's view.
This is a sure sign that they're looking at porn. What the students don't know is that I can view their screen through the network.
This one student, she swears her teacher gave has permission to sit in the lab and do some work. But... She angles the monitor. (Sign 1) She never picks up the papers she's working on. (Sign 2) She's a bit hunched over, face close to the monitor (Sign 3) She's constantly looking either at me or at whoever walks in the room (Sign 4)
and when you have two of them together in the back, they become more obvious about it, like giggle and lean over to see each other's screen. (Sign 5)
So I "look" at her screen, and what do I see her searching for online? "Suck Horse Cock" (sorry about the language)
That's what I have to deal with. Not only do I have to tell her that she can't do that, but alsonot let on that I can view her screen through the network. Don't you just envy my job?
Many times a student will sit in the far back corner of the room, and then they perform the tell-tale sign... they turn the screen, so it's angled away from the next student's view.
This is a sure sign that they're looking at porn. What the students don't know is that I can view their screen through the network.
This one student, she swears her teacher gave has permission to sit in the lab and do some work. But... She angles the monitor. (Sign 1) She never picks up the papers she's working on. (Sign 2) She's a bit hunched over, face close to the monitor (Sign 3) She's constantly looking either at me or at whoever walks in the room (Sign 4)
and when you have two of them together in the back, they become more obvious about it, like giggle and lean over to see each other's screen. (Sign 5)
So I "look" at her screen, and what do I see her searching for online? "Suck Horse Cock" (sorry about the language)
That's what I have to deal with. Not only do I have to tell her that she can't do that, but alsonot let on that I can view her screen through the network. Don't you just envy my job?
Baby Names
True conversation I overheard:
BellyLady: "I want to give my baby a good name, so I'm going over a bunch of names."
WeaveGirl: "Yeah? What names you have in mind?"
BellyLady: "I don't like Tiffany, everyone's using that now. I got Kendra, but it's kinda plain."
WeaveGirl: "Yeah, you want a name that's unique."
BellyLady: "How about Paris. That's sexy. But it's a boy's name."
WeaveGirl: "Wait, what about Paris Hilton? and... she's kinda sexy, right?"
BellyLady: "Yeah, I want my daughter to grow up with a sexy name, a girl's name, something she can be proud of. What do you about Bobbi?"
WeaveGirl: "That's a boy's name. Dag, you stupid."
BellyLady: "Nuh-uh, because I'm spelling it with an I!"
WeaveGirl: "Oh, okay. Like Bobby Brown's daughter, Bobbi. That's sexy."
...........wow
True conversation I overheard:
BellyLady: "I want to give my baby a good name, so I'm going over a bunch of names."
WeaveGirl: "Yeah? What names you have in mind?"
BellyLady: "I don't like Tiffany, everyone's using that now. I got Kendra, but it's kinda plain."
WeaveGirl: "Yeah, you want a name that's unique."
BellyLady: "How about Paris. That's sexy. But it's a boy's name."
WeaveGirl: "Wait, what about Paris Hilton? and... she's kinda sexy, right?"
BellyLady: "Yeah, I want my daughter to grow up with a sexy name, a girl's name, something she can be proud of. What do you about Bobbi?"
WeaveGirl: "That's a boy's name. Dag, you stupid."
BellyLady: "Nuh-uh, because I'm spelling it with an I!"
WeaveGirl: "Oh, okay. Like Bobby Brown's daughter, Bobbi. That's sexy."
...........wow
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
"I'm tired of this bullshit!"
That was the line from one of my students, in regards to dealing with her kid (emergency room visits, getting called to school, mischievous behavior, etc..). "I should let his little motherf#@%ing ass sit and bleed next time. Sheeeeet. And then, he drank my whole bottle of water! What kind of shit is that?"
They never said kids are easy to deal with it.
PS. AND... this is someone who said she wants to work with children! Yes, that'd be a great day care center.
That was the line from one of my students, in regards to dealing with her kid (emergency room visits, getting called to school, mischievous behavior, etc..). "I should let his little motherf#@%ing ass sit and bleed next time. Sheeeeet. And then, he drank my whole bottle of water! What kind of shit is that?"
They never said kids are easy to deal with it.
PS. AND... this is someone who said she wants to work with children! Yes, that'd be a great day care center.
And they keep getting shorter...
Yesterday, a student came in with a mini-mini skirt. It was so short that standing up, I could almost see her panties. Now imagine how much she showed when she sat down!
And she didn't exactly sit "like a lady".
I know there's a heatwave on, but ladies... do you have to wear such short skirts? And how short can they get before they're not skirts anymore, just a sash.
I didn't want to embarass her, so I didn't mention it. But next time, I'm going to have to send her to the front office.
Yesterday, a student came in with a mini-mini skirt. It was so short that standing up, I could almost see her panties. Now imagine how much she showed when she sat down!
And she didn't exactly sit "like a lady".
I know there's a heatwave on, but ladies... do you have to wear such short skirts? And how short can they get before they're not skirts anymore, just a sash.
I didn't want to embarass her, so I didn't mention it. But next time, I'm going to have to send her to the front office.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Another "whoa" moment..
One of my students was looking up her baby's daddy (on the NYS Dept of Corrections site), when she says "Oh no! I hope they don't meet up!"
When I asked her what she meant, she said "Two of my baby daddies are in the same facility. I hope they don't meet up. They hate each other."
Yes... "whoa".
*Note: She said "two of them", as in "two of the four". Hopefully, they won't ALL meet up in prison.
One of my students was looking up her baby's daddy (on the NYS Dept of Corrections site), when she says "Oh no! I hope they don't meet up!"
When I asked her what she meant, she said "Two of my baby daddies are in the same facility. I hope they don't meet up. They hate each other."
Yes... "whoa".
*Note: She said "two of them", as in "two of the four". Hopefully, they won't ALL meet up in prison.
The Returnees
Sometimes we have students who return after a few months. Sometimes they return after working for a while. Sometimes they return after being in other programs. Sometimes, they just haven't done anything.
There are two categories of students that I dislike:
1) The BS'ers, and the 2) The Sloths
Okay, first the Sloths. These students haven't done anything, when given a chance they don't take it. Not out of fear, but out of laziness. They'll say, "I don't want that job, it doesn't pay enough." BEFORE you've even told them how much it pays. They'll show up late to the interview (if they show up at all), and say something like "Well, I didn't want to work there anyway. They have an attitude." Then ask you to get them another interview. They'll sit at home, doing NOTHING, then complain about how long it's taking to get their GED.
The BS'ers, aren't good liars. They're actually bad at it. But that doesn't stop them from BS'ing. They tell you they were working, but if you check up and call that job, you're told they haven't worked there for over a month. And when you confront the BS'er, they'll tell you "What? They must have made a mistake, I was there about a week ago." Or, they'll call in too sick to leave the house, and then you get a call from a family member looking for them because their kid is sick. And when you bring it up, "Oh! umm... that must have been when I, uh... went to the doctor's office." Then you catch them telling a friend they went to some party somewhere. Or better yet, when they tell YOU they went to a party, forgetting the lie they had just told you an hour ago.
Now, I usually don't mind students who have no ambition, because.. hey, maybe they haven't had their "moment" yet, or maybe they don't know that there is something better. But the Sloths... ugh. They know better, they just don't choose to live having as much handed to them as possible. With the BS'ers, I can understand someone telling a white lie here and there, but the BS'ers are like amateurs trying to get by in the major league. They going through life doing SO much to do get SO little. They expend so much effort to get something they could have had just by saying "Sorry, I messed up. Can I have another chance?"
Sometimes we have students who return after a few months. Sometimes they return after working for a while. Sometimes they return after being in other programs. Sometimes, they just haven't done anything.
There are two categories of students that I dislike:
1) The BS'ers, and the 2) The Sloths
Okay, first the Sloths. These students haven't done anything, when given a chance they don't take it. Not out of fear, but out of laziness. They'll say, "I don't want that job, it doesn't pay enough." BEFORE you've even told them how much it pays. They'll show up late to the interview (if they show up at all), and say something like "Well, I didn't want to work there anyway. They have an attitude." Then ask you to get them another interview. They'll sit at home, doing NOTHING, then complain about how long it's taking to get their GED.
The BS'ers, aren't good liars. They're actually bad at it. But that doesn't stop them from BS'ing. They tell you they were working, but if you check up and call that job, you're told they haven't worked there for over a month. And when you confront the BS'er, they'll tell you "What? They must have made a mistake, I was there about a week ago." Or, they'll call in too sick to leave the house, and then you get a call from a family member looking for them because their kid is sick. And when you bring it up, "Oh! umm... that must have been when I, uh... went to the doctor's office." Then you catch them telling a friend they went to some party somewhere. Or better yet, when they tell YOU they went to a party, forgetting the lie they had just told you an hour ago.
Now, I usually don't mind students who have no ambition, because.. hey, maybe they haven't had their "moment" yet, or maybe they don't know that there is something better. But the Sloths... ugh. They know better, they just don't choose to live having as much handed to them as possible. With the BS'ers, I can understand someone telling a white lie here and there, but the BS'ers are like amateurs trying to get by in the major league. They going through life doing SO much to do get SO little. They expend so much effort to get something they could have had just by saying "Sorry, I messed up. Can I have another chance?"
"How you like them apples!"
So, "Smarty" got a job. Hooray. It's not that I hated her, or even disliked her. I just didn't like her attitude.
She's educated, but thinks that puts her above other people in the same situation. She knows how to behave, but has bad habits. She's smart, but thinks she knows it all.
Anyway, she made some comment under her breath like, "I found a job, I'm out of here... aren't you glad?", and "...couldn't wait til I was gone." I caught it, and said "I'm happy for you, but I don't hate you. It's that I know you can do better than what you showed here."
BAM! You can't get a better parting shot than that.
*Seriously, I do wish her well, but you can't "take the pebble from my hand".
So, "Smarty" got a job. Hooray. It's not that I hated her, or even disliked her. I just didn't like her attitude.
She's educated, but thinks that puts her above other people in the same situation. She knows how to behave, but has bad habits. She's smart, but thinks she knows it all.
Anyway, she made some comment under her breath like, "I found a job, I'm out of here... aren't you glad?", and "...couldn't wait til I was gone." I caught it, and said "I'm happy for you, but I don't hate you. It's that I know you can do better than what you showed here."
BAM! You can't get a better parting shot than that.
*Seriously, I do wish her well, but you can't "take the pebble from my hand".
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Rules.
Like any other program, enviornment, situation, etc.. there are certain requirements that everyone (staff and students) must meet.
So what do you do when a female shows up and it's obvious that she's not wearing a bra?
And, why would someone (female) go to a place where some professionalism is required, NOT wearing a bra? Especially when people can tell you're not wearing one.
Note: If you can't "read between the lines", it was obvoius because her nipples were poking at her shirt.
Like any other program, enviornment, situation, etc.. there are certain requirements that everyone (staff and students) must meet.
- Don't fight
- You must wear shoes
- No eating at the computers
- Act professionally
- No weapons
- Be on time.
- etc...
So what do you do when a female shows up and it's obvious that she's not wearing a bra?
And, why would someone (female) go to a place where some professionalism is required, NOT wearing a bra? Especially when people can tell you're not wearing one.
Note: If you can't "read between the lines", it was obvoius because her nipples were poking at her shirt.
WWYD?
What would you do if you're in a room (such as a classroom), and while you're talking to someone , you see a bug in their hair?
Not a bug like a fly or a fruit fly, but a nice-sized cockroach.
Now, you know you don't want to embarass the person you're talking to, so you can't say it out loud. If you tell the person, they may freak out, causing a whole commotion.
So what would you do?
Me, I didn't say a thing. I figured the cockroach would just fall off, and the person woul dbe none the wiser. "What you don't know, can't hurt you." I figured. And sure enough, the person walked out to go to the front office, and the cockroach fell off. The person didn't even know anything happened.
What would you do if you're in a room (such as a classroom), and while you're talking to someone , you see a bug in their hair?
Not a bug like a fly or a fruit fly, but a nice-sized cockroach.
Now, you know you don't want to embarass the person you're talking to, so you can't say it out loud. If you tell the person, they may freak out, causing a whole commotion.
So what would you do?
Me, I didn't say a thing. I figured the cockroach would just fall off, and the person woul dbe none the wiser. "What you don't know, can't hurt you." I figured. And sure enough, the person walked out to go to the front office, and the cockroach fell off. The person didn't even know anything happened.
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