tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post1144148223279964973..comments2011-12-30T21:15:13.945-07:00Comments on Life In Our Corner Of The World: Starting The 3rd WeekWilmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-1298357668716847902011-08-30T05:02:20.761-07:002011-08-30T05:02:20.761-07:00Good question! I have a whole new class this year...Good question! I have a whole new class this year and several who are verbal. Last year I only had one verbal student. She just called me Karen so will go with that. Don't really like the Miss Karen thing either. Feels weird. Even the kids who are verbal here will have trouble with just one name so will happily skip the "Miss." Just found out 81-100% of people in my town are powerless as of 8PM last night. Guess I know now why no school! No word yet but I have decided to stop stressing and plan on Tuesday morning after Labor Day. Anything else will be gravy! Off to work!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-88755274075272332862011-08-29T22:11:45.113-07:002011-08-29T22:11:45.113-07:00Glad to hear that Katie is doing well. Sorry about...Glad to hear that Katie is doing well. Sorry about Neil and the possible strep. No snuggling with Katie 'til his antibiotics are done!! Sean's friends called me Sean's Mom until the second half of 4th grade and then they switched to Mrs. Mack. He calls Lawrence's mom Mrs. L---- and L calls me Mrs. Mack. On the other hand, my friend Laureena's boys call us Mr. John and Miss Wilma and Sean calls her Miss Laureena. Just depends. I was called Miss Wilma when I worked at the school. I disliked it intensely. Not because I don't like being called that but because it was one more thing that made our class different. No other students in the schools called their teachers by first names except in our class. Well, the few who could even say our names. LOL Anyway, that's my take on it. I'm assuming you use Mrs. Fidler in your class now?Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-79393572430795453522011-08-29T18:19:41.235-07:002011-08-29T18:19:41.235-07:00Probably go with Mrs. Fidler since that is what th...Probably go with Mrs. Fidler since that is what the kids friends call me. I have been Miss Karen in some classrooms that I have taught in.<br />Realized that I didn't answer the question about Katie. She is fine, no anxiety about the weather at all. In fact, she is maintaining a nice status quo level of anxiety...a little higher than average perhaps but a long way from abnormal. I always have to remind myself that increased anxiety for her is not situational but a physical reaction to infection. Neil went to doc tonight for strep, tested negative but got antibiotics anyway because doc was suspicious. I'm glad of that but will be watching Katie closely for a few weeks.<br />Off to do some work!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-14642969869696628522011-08-29T10:03:51.286-07:002011-08-29T10:03:51.286-07:00It is a regional/ethnic thing. In Spanish they cal...It is a regional/ethnic thing. In Spanish they call the teachers Maestro/Maestra and when they translate into English they do the same thing. That being said, it is also an old thing from the one-room schools as well. My father always said Teacher rather than my teacher's names when he was referring to them--and they were his co-workers. LOL As far as Miss, I guess that must be regional/ethnic as well. In Spanish they don't attach the family name they just say Senor/Senora/Senorita and in English the same. Again, with that being said, it is also common in Ireland from what I understand. So.....there you have it. Wilma's (somewhat bizarre) explanation of Teacher/Miss. Oh, and should I mention that you have a choice of Mrs. Fidler or Miss Karen when/if Sean ever meets you? *grin*Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-25393374628236332172011-08-29T02:57:32.026-07:002011-08-29T02:57:32.026-07:00The "Teacher" thing is mystifying to me....The "Teacher" thing is mystifying to me. No one around her would call the teacher "Teacher" or "Miss" without the last name attached. All teachers are called "Mrs., Mr. or Miss Whoever" with no exceptions that I know of. I'm off to work today...wish I had a day to pull things together after the storm and help my parents to do the same. Mom is bringing food for the freezer today and we will have to rake and clean up their yard on the weekend. Large tree that came down will require a pro. Have a good week!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-56836165221821644302011-08-28T20:15:41.623-07:002011-08-28T20:15:41.623-07:00Thank you for the compliment. I figure if he doesn...Thank you for the compliment. I figure if he doesn't do it then it's on his head if he gets a zero. I can't be chasing him around for every assignment. :( It's a funny thing about the Teacher/Miss deal. You would think she would know because she is from Yuma and she taught at Pueblo High for four years. I guess she's just ever-hopeful but I got news for her--it ain't a'gonna happen.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-4004116999780450412011-08-28T20:07:56.716-07:002011-08-28T20:07:56.716-07:00Glad things are going so well so far. Love that y...Glad things are going so well so far. Love that you stopped reminding him and let him take the responsibility...that will go a long way towards getting him truly prepared for high school and it looks like he stepped up! Well done, Mom! <br />Had to laugh about the 'teacher' thing. I never got that when I taught middle/high school in Kentucky (if anything, it was 'Ma'am'- southerners, y'know) but I got called 'Miss' about 90% of the time in my TX high school...so true! <br />Here's hoping for a wet Fall and Winter - the lawn at our house in TX must be dead by now for sure!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-61242144098655963042011-08-28T19:41:38.320-07:002011-08-28T19:41:38.320-07:00I'm glad to hear that you have power and that ...I'm glad to hear that you have power and that it was only a small tree so it didn't fall on your house. How is Katie doing with all this uncertainty about weather and school? No anxiety, I hope.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217850935581794970.post-78689697235579991122011-08-28T19:26:28.556-07:002011-08-28T19:26:28.556-07:00So jealous that you have a school to send yours to...So jealous that you have a school to send yours to. No school tomorrow, even though it was supposed to be the first day (thank you Irene) and no word when school will open. Depends on the state of the roads and power outages in town. We shall see...<br />Glad it is going so well, though. Sounds like he is really settling in with friends and teachers. Would love to send you some rain, just wish I knew how. <br />Pretty funny, this morning just as Josh proclaimed that he "fears not this storm," there was a loud crack which made us both jump and Neil come in from the other room to see what happened. We didn't know it at the time but it was a pretty small tree across the way uprooting and coming down. No idea how it made such a loud noise! Josh then said, "I guess it heard me!" I made him move away from the window at that point. <br />We are in the minority...we have power, so all is good. Have a good week!Karennoreply@blogger.com