Monday, November 2, 2009

Teaching is easier when half the students are home sick





Blouse: Joe Fresh
Skirt: Silk and thrifted. I found it with the tags still on. I love when that happens.
Shoes: Naturalizer
Bracelet: J Crew

H1N1 panic has hit my school. All students are to be vaccinated at school in the next few weks. My school is one of the last schools to receive the vaccinations because we are a high school and smaller children are the focus. At first, we were told teachers and parents could receive the vaccinations on the same day as the students. Now the story has changed. No vaccinations for teachers. But yet we hear of government employees who don't deal with large portions of the population but are getting a vaccination (like those who work for NB Power, our electric company). I think there may be teacher rioting soon. Maybe not, we'll all be too sick at home to protest.

I'm not sure if kids are really sick or if parents are keeping them home as precaution. Either way, the classrooms were empty today. My 4th period class normally has 26 students; we were at 11 today. Things are getting crazy here. I'm breaking out the Costco sized tubs of hand sanitizer.