Q: What are the three best things about being a teacher?
A: June, July, and August!

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“I don’t know if I’ve ever told you this directly, but I think you’re one of the most important people at our school, in terms of how you interact with the kids and do what you do. I want you to be excruciatingly happy here.”

– My boss

Seriously … can you think of something more encouraging to hear from your jefe? And I don’t think it’s just lip-service … I was just offered the opportunity to develop a program that is really in line with where my heart is here at school (with actual compensation) and given the freedom to marginalize some of the mundane things that often weigh this job down.

Haha … I waS in the MiDDLe oF tyPiNG eMAiLS last NigHt< wHeN my computer JuSt StArteD FreAKiNG ouT> AppareNtLy tHe keyBoArD tHiNks tHAt tHe shift keY is preSSeD at rANdom tiMES … so now everYTHiNG tHat I tYPe makes me looK like I’m onE oF tHoSe KiDs who”s tryING tO Be rEALLy rEALLy CooL.

Combine tHAt wItH tHe yeLLoweD and cracked case, tHe optICAl driVe tHAt doeSN’t reAD diScs and ofteN souNds “hungry”, tHe trAckpad tHat barELy wOrKS, tHe noN-functIONAL left coMmand key, and the fact tHAt tHe BluetootH module soMEtiMES rANDoMly diSappeArS … and I’d say tHAt it’s tiME to tAKe my MacbooK iN to tHe shop foR soME serViCe> GooD tHiNg I’ve got tHe tHrEe yeAR wARranty!