I am a few weeks into my 5th grade placement and I am not so into 5th graders. They are growing on me more and more but I really do miss being in the 1st grade. I feel bad calling 10 and 11 year olds jerks but as a clump they are kind of jerks. One on one I can see that they will mostly probably grow into pretty good people but right now I have very little desire to be around them.
People who like teaching older kids over the itty-bittys say they like it because you can talk to them like adults. I talk to adults all day. Adults on the whole are pretty lame. I think I am finding out that I would much rather hang out with small people who are assholes by accident instead of on purpose to see how much they can piss you off which seems to be the default mode of operation for 5th grade.
The fact that I am not such a fan of 5th grade (I leave frequently with a splitting headache) coupled with my grad school semester ending and all my final projects being due has brought out a bit of my grouchy side. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank my boyfriend for putting up with my short temper and crying jags. Love you! Ok now I feel like I'm off the hook next time I bite your head off for something like switching our pillows or walking too loud.
Alright...back to work...or back to watching Ghostbusters II.
