My daily rant focuses on the price of gas. I need gas in my car. The last time I bought gas (last weekend), I paid $2.59 a gallon. Today, I priced gas anywhere from $3.09-$3.19 a gallon. I should've filled up my tank again just two days ago. And now the price of a gallon of gas has exceeded the price of a gallon of milk.
Today was almost, but not quite, hell. Being a Friday, my students are antsy. Add a few more elements to the mix, however, and you get today. Not only was today a Friday, but today was a Friday before a three-day weekend, an early dismissal day AND a pep rally day. My seventh period didn't happen and all of the others were way to hyper for my happiness.
I was utterly stunned today. I know I'm intelligent, and I realize I'm more intelligent than many of my students (or maybe I should just say more educated). Today, however, brought me to frustration. For the life of me, I could not explain the symbolism and satirical nature of Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron." They didn't understand even my simplist terms. Here's a prime example of why children should read the newspaper and watch the news: they need to be updated DAILY on government and their surroundings. I had to give up today. I'm going to have to do more research for the next story so that I will never have to give up again.
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