Let it be known...

1. That I am a stellar AP Government teacher, as little as I feel that way sometimes.
2. That reviewing last week was very stressful, but I was so energized by those kids.
3. That most of my seniors passed my Killer Vocab test with a 90% or higher, even if it took them 5 tries to do it, and therefore, when we did practice questions...they aced them, like I told them they would if they knew their vocab. (I felt very vindicated when one student even said, "Gee...ANOTHER vocab question...huh..." I grinned.)
4. That Heng Lu never did manage to manipulate me into giving him extra credit, despite the fact that I find his negotiations absolutely hilarious. (that's a whole 'nother story)
5. That my kids are much better prepared than last year for the AP test.
6. That my 7th period could perhaps fail. That sucks. But, it's not my fault. Who knows...maybe they'll pull through.
7. That I'm sort of a sucker, but maybe not. As I think I've mentioned before, I have a lot of seniors failing my class. I allowed 2 to retake the vocab test one more time after I told them it was the last chance...but they were risking not graduating, and they were in my room for an hour weighing options the night before. Part of me felt like I was going back on my word and giving them an unfair chance over some of the other kids, but they were sweating (literally, I felt like Alex needed to carry a handkerchief...which is, I know, gross). But...they both passed after massive amount of studying...and, well, I was happy for them.
8. That both our AP tests are tomorrow. We reviewed longer, but I still feel like they were all relatively informal bout it...I hope that's ok...That's probably why I'm still awake.
9. That I had a really good weekend.
10. That I did no work today. None.
11. That I previewed 3 political movies this weekend.
12. That I bought 4.
13. That I watched something like 9 hours of either movies or Alias today. I laid on the couch most of the day, didn't move a muscle, and when I got up to leave at 11:00 I was dizzy.

It was glorious.

Tomorrow is the big day. I need to attempt to sleep. Man...I hope they do well.

Reflection: You know, I could handle more days like the last few days.

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