Where does the time go??

Here it is already the middle of March. Where has the time gone? There seems to be so much work left to do and time is just running away on me. Trying to teach using more technology doesn't help because the assignments take so much longer to do. One would think that computers would make it go faster; however, the assignments are so much more involved then they used to be. So one tends to cover less material all the while scrambling trying to get as much in as possilbe. I am tired of the dance because I am tripping over my feet and losing my balance and equilibrium. I wonder if anyone notices and hope they don't.
I have also developed a trust issue with in my building and it saddens me. No one wants to feel like they cannot depend on a person of significance within the workplace but I do so there you have it. There are certain things now I REALLY take at face value and sometimes wonder about.
This person, unfortunately, will no longer get kudos from, praise, etc, no matter how good he/she is. I will question everything and then some. So once again, it saddens me. At a time when I really need support I got kicked in the gut and I will never forget that. I can only hope that when/if that person ever goes through a very trying personal tragedy he/she gets the support I wish I had gotten.
Well, that's that as time got away from me and I ramble on

FRUSTRATION--FRUSTRATION

Have you ever taught a lesson and felt like you must be speaking a foreign language. For two days, I have spent time with my econ class trying to teach them how to figure the interest on a credit card purchase only to keep hitting a brick wall. One would think they never learned how to do percentages. There was even a Sophomore taking the class that got it and tried to teach the Seniors only to be met with blank stares. I have gone over ever method I could think of and have not even made a dent . I need help. I am not a math genius but even I understood myself and that's scary when it comes to math. I only hope that when they go home tonight the light bulb will click and they will be able to finish the assignment.
I will be glad when this phase of the class is over and we can move on to other things.

Rainy Day humdrums

Why is it when you have to do something that you don't necessarily love to do, the weather has to suck also. I guess I should appreciate the fact that it is raining since I cannot be outside until late anyway because I have to attend parent/ teacher conferences. Since I teach 90% seniors, their parents do not feel inclined to attend conferences to check in on their daughters. I guess at this point in time they feel it is no longer necessary. I, however, still have to sit there waiting for that one parent to come along and inquire about their daughter who happens to be the star of the class, and the parents want to know what more can she do. I mean the poor child already has a 99.9 %, what more do they want her to do. At this point, I tend to get very flippant and tell them they should take their daughter out to a nice restaurant and celebrate her. The parents walk away looking at me as though I have grown horns or something. Please if you have a child that is doing that well in school cut her some slack and celebrate her hard work.
I am just constantly amazed by it. The parents that I need to see never show up, never call, to inquire about their daughter and how she is doing. Perhaps if they showed some interest, the child might just do a little better. These are the ones I feel sorry for and wish I could help them along. Those are my feelings about parent/teacher conferences. So there!!!!