Tell me what you really think.
Oh, but it's the good kind of favoritism, Mamacita!
Funny...last year I was walking through the elementary school hallway, and a teacher spotted me, and begged me to PLEASE watch her classroom because she was about to pee her pants! She raced into the students bathroom, and afterwards, begged me not to tell. I remember thinking - I could never be a teacher. I have to pee every hour!
My favorite kind of favoritism, as well. 
Good on you!
And I'm just jealous because I think the only bras I own are plain ol' white...*sigh*...I'm so vanilla.
You came dangerously close to leaving us unattended once.
The principal (Mr. J.) came to the door.
During your annual showing of Romeo and Juliet.
Just before the part where you had to cover certain sections of the TV screen with a piece of cardboard.
In my mind, it all happens in slow motion: We know it's coming, and you're in the hallway listening to Mr. J. prattle on about something utterly unimportant. Just as the camera is panning down over the unclothed bodies of Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, the door to Rm. 31 flies open, Mamacita is flying through the air saying "Nooooooooo!" and the cardboard covers Leonard Whiting's bare behind Just. In. Time.
Y'know, after that there could have been hardcore pornography on the screen and we wouldn't have noticed with all the laughter.
That is one of many treasured memories of the year Mamacita was my teacher.
WF
I wouldn't call it favoritism.. One kid is missing work cause he's doing a good thing, the other is missing work because he's.. well, sounds like a lazyass.
Do good things = Cut 'em some slack
Do nothing = Give 'em what they earned.
My wife is a teacher and whenever I complain about weird rules at work, she goes, "But you can go to the bathroom anytime you want."
Trumped with no comeback.
michele sent me.
The restroom thing is precisely the reason most elementary teachers I know (I may or may not be including myselfcan. not. go "number 2" at school. No time AND no privacy. With no teachers' restroom nearby (and only 5 minutes per 3 hours to go potty), it's rather disconcerting when you FINALLY get a moment, only to have 5-year olds peeking under the bottom of the stall just to "see who it is". It's just ridiculous. Sooooo, many of us (again, I'm not saying this pertains to ME) are so used to "holding it in", that we have to use ex-lax on the weekends when we finally have some time. Too much info? Oh well. My sister got me started! (We love to talk about poo in our family, don't we, M?)
Really, the bra didn't show outside the restroom. Promise. 
-G
You're purty classy, Mama.
I wish I had teachers like you back in middle school. Dedication only BEGINS to describe how you are with your students.
BTW, I just thought I'd randomly drop in from Michele's and say hi.
Have a great Saturday!
Old habits do die hard... I still "time" my potty breaks, and I've been out of the classroom for almost four years now!
I have my potty breaks timed. Kids in my third block always know they get out two minutes early. I could go pee-less all day Saturday, but come Monday I am in there by 9am!
I would cut that student slack too. What a sad, but unselfish thing he is doing!
You know, now that you mention it, you are right. Nobody in all of my education classes ever mentioned the potty thing. Hmmm. Luckily, I taught kindergarten & usually had an aide in the room if the situation became desparate!
Honestly tho, if you would just let up on the Diet Coke, you might not have that problem. I'm such a hypocrite!
Awesome! That is great. Right on. I can not stand it when teachers go by the rule book no matter what, even if their student’s house burned down and everything with it. I am extremely grateful I know one of those teachers who goes by heart more than book.
So...my questions are did you go o the Celtic celebration wearing the same outfit? Did Garrison see you with your bra showing through and not tell you about it? Did the students run beg you to take another break? Did the student who is going down south realize that he is getting HUGE slack and that you're a sucker for anyone that has a heart? Does that same student know that he has you so wrapped in a good kind of favoritism way?
Oh about the bra...I need to upgrade my bras. Would you suggest the flashy ones?
I think I'd go a step further and give him extra credit. Character is so hard to include in tangible grading.
Blue and gold? Where have you been all my life? lol
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