It Just Gets Better

Now we started our week on a high seeing the heartbeat of our Cupid - that, of course, was fantastic!

Today, life got even better.  My position at work was on the cut list (again) this year.  I was freaking out, especially thinking about having to make a job change, going on maternity leave next year with a new position, etc.  Well, I was informed today that the position was in the list of those that funding was "found" for next year. 

AHHHHH, I am sooo happy.  This position is so much easier to just leave for maternity leave as opposed to being in a classroom.  And, since I am going to be able to take close to four months off due to the sick time I have banked, it is one less worry I will have next year.

I think 2010 is going to be our year!

What I Have To Deal With

Three times a year, our students are tested on a computerized test. I (Carrie) am the one responsible for proctoring these tests. Obviously, when students are testing, you want them to have a quiet place free of distractions. Normally, my room is a place that people cut through all day long. It has a door to the kitchen, a door to the teachers' room, a door out into the hall, two doors into the library, and a staircase to the mezzanine.

So, logically when we are testing, I post signs on all of the doors like this:














Now, one would think that most people would see this sign and find another route to where they were going. Not.so.much. By 9:30 this morning (I started testing at 8:35) I had someone come through the kitchen door to cut to the teachers' room and another adult come in through the hall door with the proclamation that she "peeked in and didn't see any kids" when, in fact, there were still two kids in with me. The best one was when someone opened the teachers' room door (which sticks and is LOUD) and said "Oh, I was just checking to see if you were still testing - I'll go around." I wanted to say, "No, I just hung the signs for the fun of it.


So, up goes round 2 of the signs - these were placed below the first do not enter signs.

This one on the hall door:













This one on the teachers' room door:













and this one on the kitchen door where people love to cut through after dropping their kids of at the cafeteria.














Now, one would think that would work - again, not.so.much! at 11:30 - someone came bounding through the door above that says we test until 12:15.

Now begins Phase 3 of Operation Keep People Out of the Computer Lab During Testing

The STOP Sign and orange cone:

This finally worked - and made people a wee bit upset in the process.

If people could just use a bit of common sense and follow directions, life would be so much easier.

It's going to be a long 8 days of testing......