Quote of the day!

Student: Ms Julia I didn't come to class yesterday because I was at the... Bueno, en el urólogo.

Me: Uh... Okay

Student: Pero estoy bien, eh -points at crotch-

Me: THANK YOU for the info

Student: You're welcome :)

TED talk: Rita Pierson

Powerful speaker Rita Pierson tells us about her experience as an educator for forty years.

'Every kid needs a champion', she says. And it's completely true. Even the tough ones, the kids who look at you sideways on the first day of class, the ones that whisper things behind your back, or the ones with grades so high everybody seems to think they're perfect. Even though they're not. 

It is a frustrating feeling when you're faced with a 'low-level' group. You have a programme to follow, a goal to accomplish and a crappy salary, and you all know what I'm talking about. Aren't we all tempted by all kinds of ideas, all of which end up resembling the old classic: 'They don't pay me enough for this shit'?

It's true. You're not getting paid enough for what you do. Your grandparents will always remind you that your cousin has a REAL career and he makes A LOT more than you and he bought a MUCH BIGGER house and he spends his spare time traveling AROUND the world. Meanwhile, you walk the thin line between overdosing on coffee and keeping your shit together, you keep your cool during bad days and smile throughout the good ones, and you listen to what Jenny from the first row has to say about her weekend as if she was telling you the winning lottery numbers, and you try to bribe the dead silent students to contribute to the conversation while singing in front of them the Aguilerian tune to 'Say Something (I'm giving up on you)'.

That's what you do. And you do it with pride. Because writing that fucking five on that paper felt much better than anything your cousin has ever felt.