The Cheese Stands Alone

So its test day (this past thursday). The final reckoning....Reemption day....Im settling the final score. and the only thing I can think to say, is the cheese stands alone. Its the last text of the school year for my 9g and 10g classes. All the work we have been studying for the past 2 months was in the test. So all that not paying attention, doing other work in my class, throwing a hissy fit cuz folks didnt want to do certain work. and of course on test prep days, they some stud act like they dont care. but all that has come back to bite people in the ass, and on test day, you are all alone and have to account for something.

For the 9g they had an essay. I went over with them what I wanted them to do for an opinion essay, you know, how to write the intro, and what goes in the body of the essay. The students almost had a heart attack the day I told them they would be tested on this stuff. Naturally they already know everything and I suppose they felt they didnt need to review this in class. But Im sure some folks didnt do as well and they think they did. One girl didnt even write anything but her name on the test. Altho that disappointed me a lot, I cant say I didnt expect it or was a bit surprsied. I gave the class 2 questions and they were to choose one, and write their opinion on the topic by answering a questions. For example, Do what kids see on tv effect their behavior, or when learning a foreign language, do you think it's necessary to travel to the place where that language is spoken? We went over these topics in class and im eager to see what their responses were. I feel like im gonna have to break a few hearts if the essay is not written how it should be...oh wells

So this was a decent test. There was no possible way to cheat. Especially since I had 4 versions of the test with different questions. So the first half of the class could have told the people in the second half what the questions were, but there was no guarantee they would necessarily get that question. And since it was based on opinion, there really was no way to cheat. But the 10g was a bit different.

There test was on Romeo and Juliet, and a reading we covered in the textbook. And let me just say, uumm seriously guys?!?!?! Not only did I devote one class to a test prep, covering EXACTLY what would be on the test, but the damn questions were taken DIRECTLY from the textbook. We answered questions in class and I just took those and put them on the test. And for Romeo and Juliet, all they had to do was paraphrase what several quotes said. And there wasnt THAT much stuff to study.

But as you can imagine, folks were goin above and voyond to get their cheat on. Using cell phones (WTF?!?!?) asking other people for answers...in BG as if I couldnt understand, cheat sheets. And again, I cant say I was surprised. But honestly, I was diappointed. I didnt think the test was super hard, and if folks managed to pay attention in class (1) then study just a LIL BIT (2) they would have done fine.

For this reason, I had to make 5 different verisons of the 10g test. YES I made 5 different verisons. One girl in one class actually wrote what was on her test on a sheet of paper so that she could share it with someone in the nest class (or someone who was absent that day i suspect). I caught her with it and tore it up. Its funny cuz I dont even think she did that well on her own damn test. I had to announce to the class that 1. there were several different versions of the test and that 2. the other class DEFINATELY didnt have the same test as them. This one kid kept askin this girl for answers and I would look at her with the face that said you betta not say one word! She looked at me, smiled and shrugged her shoulders as if to say I dont know.

Cheating really is pointless, esp since the test was so damn easy and was straight from the damn textbook. I have no sympathy for these lil jokers!

I hope I dont break people's hearts with their end of the year grades. I look at it like this: how you gon get mad at me cuz I give you the grade you deserve. You been comin to class listenin to music, not doin work, not takin notes, tryna cheat on the test, and expect me to give you a decent grade. Sikeeeeeeeeeeeeee, not gonna happen playa. For those students who did what they were supposed to do, you will be given the grade you deserve. Again, I have no sympathy or qualms about failin people or givin them low grades, esp since aug its on its way and ima be out this bitch......hahahahaha

Train Excapades

So let me start off by saying, this def qualifies for Foolishness status.....

So on Tues, I went to Sofia to get some shoppin in. I finished work pretty early, bout 12 or so, and decided what the hell, your bday is tomorrow. I usualy take the bus cuz its closer to my house, and Ive just got accustomed to travelin that way. BUT on this particular day, I figured sonce I was goin to the mall, I should take the train since it will put me closer to the mall which = more time to shop.

And here is where I say a big damn you b*tches for sayin people need to take the road less traveled......

Wouldnt you know, one stop away from where I got on, we stayed at the station for damn near 2 1/2 hours (I sooo which I could caps lock that for emphasis)?!?!?!?! Apparently when we stopped I thought it was something routine, a short delay or what have you. But noooooooooooo something happened to some guy at the next station which prevented his train from moving, thus preventing our train from moving, thus further preventing me from gettin to Sofia earlier to shop. Chain reaction........

Folks got off the train to play cards at a table at the train stop. The ticket checkers started unbuttoning their shirts and gettin comfy, the damn train driver got off the train to start yappin his gums. Folks were drinkin beer to pass the time, or just plain knocked out/mouth open in a deep slumber. And the funny thing is, I didnt dare ask for a refund so I could go take the bus. The seemed almost ridiculous.....

So here I am, playing with my phone, eating chips and chocolate, hoping that someone wouldnt snatch a cute bag that I might want, or take the size I needed and bought something that I could have worn so much better. Finally, the train begins to move. I thought maybe I would see blood/guts/someones head at the station when we passed it, but honestly everything looked to be like normal and I was wondering what the hell could have happened to hold us up for 2 1/2 hours (insert emphasis here)...

So some guy gets on the train and asked me for the time, altho he had a watch on. I suppose he just wanted to make sure his time was correct, altho I really suspect he just wanted to say something to me. And mind you this dude looked to be like 65. So as he is gettin off the train, he extends his hand to me and says have a nice day. I shook it to be polite and said the same to you IN BULGARIAN. That must have been a test to see my skills cuz this MOFO gon tell me that at the stop he was gettinoff at, there is a really nice hotel nearby. At first I thought maybe I didnt hear correctly, but then he started talkin shit bout how his town is so nice blah blah blah and mentions the hotel again. I just shook my damn head and turned away.....the nerve of these people.......

Then I had to go to the bathroom. And thank the lord for those lil tissue things cuz there was NO type of anything that resembled toilet paper. And not to mention the smell. Oh my Goodnes it smelled so damn rauncy in there I almost couldnt use the bathroom.....

Oh so then there were these drunk dudes on the train. They started walkin back and forth from car to car arguin about something. And besides the fact that they were slurrin their words, wobblin from side to side in a drunken stupor and reeked of booz, one dude had the audacity to be holding a freshly poured to the brim plastic cup of beer...ON THE TRAIN. I was beyond stupified......

Train ride from hell. Im takin the bus like I usually do from here on out damnit.....

School is for what now? (insert confused look)

I am just so ticked off that these damn students think they can come to school and chillax. Like I come to work to stand in front of the class and watch you sleep or chit chat. So being the inquisitive person that I am, I decided to get to the bottom of this foolishness (wow, havent used that in like forever).
I was on a quest. Operation who the hell do you think you are, if you will. I had the 9G first period. I came in ready to discuss just what the hell they think is suppoed to be going in during school hours and what their role as a student was. I was surprised with the responses to be honest.
Half the students were in class anyway, so the convo flowed pretty well. I asked what is school for and why are they here. And most of them replied that they are here to sleep and do what they want (how sad is it that I actually believe that they believe this). in their other classes they play cards, chew gum, talk, sleep, play on their phones etc. They said they didnt HAVE to do work and a lot of them dont. When asked what the repercussions of this was, they said nothing. The teachers yell at them and tell them to stop, but they continue anyway. One kid (damn smartass) actually tld me that I can sleep in class if I wanted to. I wanted to laugh so hard cuz it was just the funniest thing.
Not too farfetched tho. Mon and Tues I didnt have work and that only left Wed and Thurs. But many people were absent and/or preparing for the celebration so a lot of students were absent. Throw in the heat, regular 'i dont want to work' attitude of most of the students and the fact that not one student came with their textbooks, I decided to have free time in the classes for the 2 days. So yest. I was so damn bored in my own class I actually nodded off. There were like 5 girls in the class who didnt want to play any games or talk to me, so I just put my head down and did my thing......hahahahah im so horrible!
Its funny cuz Ive noticed that if I give the students free time, they dont do shit. I mean absolutely nothing. If I were them Id be bored as hell and might actually be compelled to ask for something to do.
So anyway, I also asked the students if anyone had a favorite subject. Of the 3 people who said yes, they answered gym and the other said geography. How sad is this?!?! One guy said that when I was in school he knows that I didnt like it. Quite the contrary.
I wasnt IN LOVE with school. I never woke up and said damn, cant wait to get there. But I also didnt come to school to play cards and talk shit all day. I had my days where I hated school and disliked teachers. But I liked getting good grades. I loved it actually. I like Japanese class. I like math up to a certain point. I like playing volleyball and basketball aftershcool. And if I didnt understand something, I actually went to tutoring or asked questions. I cared about school. It was my life. These kids, boy o boy. They just dont give a fuck! About anything. I really wonder what they expect to be in life. Seriously....I can picture a few bus drivers, cashiers, and vagabonds...VIVIDLY!!!
In the 10 class we had a similar convo, but it was a lil diff. Ill have to blog about that another time tho.

Well kids, hope you learned something today.....cuz my kids in school sure didnt!

Rihanna Nude Pics

As if she isnt surrounded by enough controversy, some nude pics of Rihanna have flooded the internet. The nude pics dont necessarily show her face, just a body. So one could argue that in fact its not her. But folks are sayin these pics are her. And because I love to keep my loyal supporters/readers up on the latest, Ive took the liberty to post the link where you can see a slideshow of the pics in question.

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/player4.swf?autoplay=0&tinyimg=http://api.ning.com/files/sehTXWcpNaHCt7kkDJhr8kvrtkRXVy3cHYjFondwe6jCK5jGYr8*1L3ez9x*tIPt*2opEitj2B23WTI1O6ftKtLTi8xcUCuk/6.jpg&Addr=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos&v=playFLV.php?loc=http://api.ning.com/files/sehTXWcpNaHVTZvT9j0zjkGwnzP0sRd1f7qfpNkotvE7ZP9k2KpbmnHBaAPgRO8g21*Nn81fYCEsn22*X7GES23dC0jtCvIH/tmp110052.flv&play=1&vCode=q3407mZHZrM63Bi4&enctrch=&vl=wshh4iB36MrZHZm7043q&ens=2&vid=15971

The first pic is obviously here actually....oh hey Chris Breezy, is that you?!?!

Nick Cannon vs. Eminem

Well lookey here....Apparently Em's new album has a diss track called "Bagpipes from Bahgdad" in which he makes fun of Mariah Carey. He called her a cunt, whore and suggests that they had something goin on a while back. Nick Cannon has *blogged* (how funny) a response in which he slams Em for being a racist, whack rapper, and pathetic. My thoughts:

1. EM, if Mariah is a cunt, whore, and so on, why would you want to get with her. In the song you claim "you want her back" meaning you had her at some point. But if she is all these negative things, then why even want her back

2. Nick, really?!? you responded to this crap in your blog. Um how old are we? Blogs are takin over the world.....Next its gonna be "You gonna be home tonight? Nah Im goin out, but hit me on my blog and we'll see if we can meet up....."

3. Can we say PUBLICITY...I just read an article where the writer makes a very good point. This is all publicity. Em needs to seel records in this damn ailin economy and we all know controversy sells records

4. Really, I could give 2 shits, cuz Im not buyin his damn album. But the title of the track is hilarious....

Oh wait, in a fight , who would win?

Madoff Madness

I usually try to keep up with the news happening in the US and around the world thru CNN and the internet. I just read a very interesting piece on yahoo news about this Madoff guy. He was denied bail and sent back to prison after he pleaded guilty to 11 charges that included theft, perjury and money laundering. According to the article "The scheme evaporated life fortunes, wiped out charities and apparently pushed at least two investors to commit suicide. Victims big and small were swindled by Madoff, from elderly Florida retirees to actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel."

Thats some ole BUllshit right there....

Anyway, Madoff faces up to 150 years in prison, even tho he is 70 and probably wont even do a sufficient amount of time that will appease any of his victims. His "I am deeply sorry and ashamed" has DEFINATELY come too little too late, and I for one hope this man gets the maximum.

Ive always found it so interesting how "white-collar crimes", such as fraud, bribery and insider trading has always got slaps on the wrist, while you could get caught with possession of like a vile of crack and get like 20 years in jail. I suppose because blue-collar crimes include force, and injured people, then its different. And also, blue-collar crimes occur way more frequently. The law as to catch up to computer crimes and insider trading, cuz when the laws were made, these things didnt exist.
But why should a stock broker get several months or probation from stealing a clients money as opposed to someone who breaks into your home and steals your TV. Aren't they both theft? Aren't there both victims who have gotten something taken away?
I suppose the law is cracking down on certain things these days. The fact that Madoff stole almost $65 billion from his victims is wayyyyyyyyyy different then if I stole say $10,000 from someone (altho that shouldnt be an excuse). And also I think people are realizing the effects that these things have on people. Folks lost EVERYTHING they owned in this lil scheme he had going. Pensions, retirement packages, all folks had left after working their asses off for years and years.......And I know you all remember Martha Stewart. Yeah she got the short end of the stick by doing several months in prison (and I use that term VERY lightly), but that who gave her the tip got like 6 years in prison.

This whole thing is a bunch of foolishness. Money makes people THAT crazy that you gotta steal it from others. And $65 Billion. What the hell could he possibly have done on NEEDED with ALL that money? He is 70 for heaven's sake. Was he buying gold/diamond encrusted diapers for him and his wife?

Again, 150 years is lookin like a just desert for this guy........un huh, deeply sorry and ashamed I got CAUGHT is what his ass really meant!

Pot callin the Kettle Black

Well aint this some shit?!?! I was flippin thru the channels when I came across this foolishness. Some tv shoe actually was doin a story on famed soccer player Christian Ronaldhino (I believe thats how you spell it). They had the NERVE to post these pics with a "Gay-O Meter" which read "How gay do I look?" I believe it was broken down into straight, tutty-fruitty, and I forget the other one.

I find this VERY ODD when I think some Bulgarian men looked gay-ISH themselves. The summer when I first got here (I remember it like it was yesterday) some guy rolled into the ID office with some TIGHT white pants, and a PINK FLORAL shirt. I kept thinkin to myself how "tutty fruitty" he looked. Oh and of course he had some flip-flop/borderline open-toe sandals on. Ive also been out in the club or walkin down the street and have seen men wearing tighter jeans that me, very bright shirts and carrying purses (I believe the correct term is man bag...whatever....).

Aint this the pot callin the damn kettle black?!?!?! (altho I have to admit that first pic of homeboy and the one of him in those black shoe boots look a lil bit suspect. Im just sayin....)

How CREATIVE am I?!?!

Well what do we have here?!? I always think its good if students can have fun when they are learning. It helps them to feel more relaxed and encourages them to want to learn. So I decided since the students were havin a hard time with some of the new vocab words we were learning, that I would make some games to help them. I slaved until 2AM makin these damn games. I did a "Chutes and ladders" game (pictured below). I even got all creative and made the pieces from Bulgarian change. Then I created a "Vocab Dominoes" game. Like dominoes but instead og matching the same number, you had to match the word by its Definition, Antonym, or the part of speech that it was (verb, adjective, etc).

The second half of the the 10g class seemed to like it somewhat. I played the Dominoes game cuz it was the hardest. You really had to study to play the game. But the first half of the class just got on my nerves. They were totally unappreciative of the games, and seemed bored to death. Now granted, these were learning games, probably less fun than playing one of their many wack ass card games, BUT this is still school. And the point was to help them learn the new vocab. The first half of the 10g class is so much worse than the second half. They get on my nerves for real, but not more than the entire 9g class, they really make me sick!

Alex my little doll.....

I guess you were semi-right. I had one of the English teachers speak to some of the science teachers about a possible science fair. NOTHING. No one has said anything to me about it. Im gonna try to ask myself (once I identify who the hell teaches science here) and see where that takes me.

I would just like to add at this point, that I think the teachers at my shcool are all BS. A lot of them are so unimaginative, and have no afinity for creating things, or doing projects (something learned as a result of when they were students). When I come up with ideas and tell them, they all nod in agreement, and say "yeah, thats a great idea" But when it comes to actually gettin stuff off the ground, NOTHING. No one is available.

And I think its quite funny that PC wants us to do skill transfers and help the teachers learn about projects, and good teaching activities etc. The last volunteer did at least 2 projects for the school, the radio/loud speaker system and the whiteboards. Where the hell were the other teachers when that shit happened? Why didnt they learn anything at that time? When I asked where the last volunteer got the funding for the project he did: "I dont know" I asked if anyone helped him with the project: "I dont know" (altho all the teachers were here when he was here). Well what about project design, did he tell you anything about that: "I dont know anything about it"

Im just about ready to fly solo on this..........