The other day I was working with the remedial reading students as they did their typical program in the computer lab. The teacher's rule is that three tardies equals a detention, and she had handed a detention slip to one student who had recently received her third tardy, but had left the date of detention blank since this week was a short one and she wanted to make sure this girl's schedule could abide it (apparently, she gets detention a lot so might have already had the week booked). Therefore, the girl was allowed to call her mom on the school phone to ask what date she was able to stay after school. She has been a behavior problem from day one and has one of the worst attitudes I've ever seen; she shows no respect toward teachers or students and never does something she does not want to do. Now, when she was on the phone with her mom, it was evident why she upholds a superior attitude toward everyone around her. She talked to her mom in such a condescending and disrespectful matter that (from what I could hear from her end of the conversation) was not quelled or questioned. The lead teacher and I looked at each other like, "Damn, no wonder she doesn't respect us." Clearly, this type of behavior is condoned or at least tolerated by her mother, and therefore, this girl thinks (reasonably) it can be extended to school. It was absolutely disgusting how she talked to her mother.
On a brighter note, today was an early release and the last day before winter break. Hooray! When I go back in January, the aide I was covering for will be back and I will again be relegated to being a floater. It was really nice having a consistent schedule and being with the same kids every day. It has been quite a year. I probably won't be writing until school starts up again, so happy holidays and slainte to you all!
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