Have you seen my mean face?

Two days ago one of my students was especially naughty. Not just a little disruptive, but in your face...terrible. Two other teachers had to talk to him about his behavior. So naturally when I got him back to my classroom without other adult witnesses, I had to ream him out.... I let the other kids go to their centers and then I sit this student down to let him have it. I am ten minutes into, what I think is a very scary and intimidating talk about behavior, when this little spawn of satan looks up at me and says " Miss Malenke are you almost done? I really want to go to a center now."

So now it appears that I am not even intimidating to 6 year olds. If I can't scare a kindergartener what good am I?

If you have any suggestions on legal ways to terrify small children please let me know.

What's in a name?

After a great deal of contemplation and what may end up being way too much cold medicine, I settled upon a new name for my blog. Actually what I really did, was look at Nate's suggestions for a name and then keep trying until finally one of them wasn't already taken.
I'm not sure if this one is a keeper yet. It really depends upon what (my life partner/roommate whatever) Lisa thinks of it. She has the veto power in this relationship.
Let me know what you think too....should this stick or should I move on?

Too Cute

I have been thinking lately about my total lack of cool, and I have decided it is probably do in part to the lack of cool in my job. It doesn't help that I totally love my job and all of the little things that go with it. Here are a couple of the really cute quotes that I get to hear firsthand in my classroom.


On the Topic of clothing Allergies
(Setting the scene: My class was outside on the playground on a beautiful almost spring day, Jarod comes running up to me with a very important announcement.)
Gasping and out of breath "Miss Malenke, Miss Malenke, did you know...(gasp)...did you know that I am alergic to yellow coats?"

As it turns out...yellow coats aren't really a problem...Yellow Jackets on the other hand are!



What Color are Your Eyes?
(Setting the scene: My class is sitting around holding hand during circle prayer)
Gatlin: "Dear God please, please turn Jarod's eyes white so that he can come back to school.

Prayer Update: God answered our prayers and Jarod's pinkeye cleared right up!

Sorry I'm Lame

So recently, there have been some complaints to my blog. "Oh, Erin...you don't ever blog....oh your name sucks...oh....I'm crying". So in response. I say " I know I'm lame....you have known I was lame for quite some time. Stop expecting coolness where there is none." That's all I have to say about that.
The End.

Bathroom Humor

Not too long ago......in a land not too far away, I was in an airport bathroom. Normally I would end the story there with the witty closing, and then I found $5, but for once...this story has a real ending. So anyway, there I am, in the bathroom stall when I hear commotion in the stall next to mine. I discovered I was neighbors with a grandma and a very little girl. The two of them are talking and taking turns as often happens when the young and old share a bathroom stall when out of nowhere I heard the sound of a fart followed by childish laughter and the comment, "Grandma...it sounds like you just sat on a duck."
It made my whole day!