TGIF LOL.

The week is almost over.  It's been a quiet one at school this week, which is a nice change from the previous 4 weeks of hellishness that passed before it.

I was observed by an administrator yesterday.  I don't mind being observed, but I would like the courtesy of notice.  She walked in unannounced, sat down with her laptop, and started taking notes.  She's doing this to everyone I guess.  I was teaching lab at the time so I had the kids actively engaged in small group work and I roamed around the classroom for 45 minutes, helping each group and answering their questions about the activity.  I'm sure she will find some fault in the lesson, but it will likely be minor.  She observed my 3rd period class.  I've got a bunch of good kids in that class who listen and take their work seriously, so I didn't catch any off-topic conversations or goofing around while I was teaching.  However, I may have missed some things as I was busy helping everybody.  I think I did well and my administrator told me that my lesson was excellent when I talked to her for a few minutes after class.  She probably tells that to everyone, but it's nice to hear it.  I have a short meeting with her today to discuss what she wrote up about my lesson.  I'm expecting a good review.  Had I known that she was planning to visit my classroom that day, I probably wouldn't have done anything different, so she randomly picked a good time to see me.

I watched the Vice Presidential debate last night.  It was the first time I ever watched a VP debate.  Biden clearly won the debate with his eloquence and intellect while Palin managed to complete her sentences and actually reference laws and votes without totally stumbling over her words.  We are supposed to be impressed with Palin because she managed to stand at a podium for 90 minutes and not come off like a complete nincompoop.  Personally, I think her small town charm is phony and vile, her lack of experience is evident and alarming, and her selection to run for the second highest post in the United States government is asinine and insulting.