Canceled out compliment, common lice and appointed responsibility 8/25/09

Yesterday I received a compliment and then was told I looked sick. I let my hair down to dry instead of having it up which is not what I normally do. Melissa came up to me and said ‘Miss, you look pretty today!’ I was so happy! What a compliment. Then at lunch when I was walking to the ad building Dukay asked me if I was sick!!! And I said no, I’m tired though. So do these comments cancel each other out? I’m not sure. Oh, well. So, Melissa liked my hair, and Dukay could tell I was tired. At least my students are thinking of me right?

Olivia, the 5th grade teacher had a class demonstration today and used one of my microscopes to show them a cell. The students thought it was so cool and then wanted to look at something else under the microscope. One student exclaimed, ‘let’s look at some lice under the microscope.’ Another boy said, ‘ooh, so and so has lice!’ and then they proceeded to pick out a louse from their friends hair!!! Olivia was disgusted as anyone should be and said ‘no, no! put it back!’ The students then squashed the insect and smeared it on their papers. OH MY GOODNESS!!! Are lice that common that it’s no big deal to them and even so common that they would willingly pick one out from a friends head?!! I really don’t want to get lice…. Ughgh…

Also, yesterday the principal informed me that I would be the Vice Principal for the high-school. I will be responsible for meetings when all the high-school teachers get together. I’ll have to make decisions about problem students and such if they are simple enough that the principle wouldn’t be needed. I would also then be in charge of the high-school if the principal was not present. I guess I seem to be very organized and prepared and competent enough for the job. I was taken aback when I found out I was being considered for it but I guess one teacher is always chosen out to do the job each year. We’ll see how this goes.