Alliterations

Today I had a character-building afternoon. At the end of the day, Renaldo and Duggy came in to have their planners signed. I do this each day because they don't really care if they get their work done or not so I have to write it down so their parents know what to have them complete each night. Otherwise, they get the dreaded, "I don't have any homework." I even go a step further and have them take assignment sheets down to two of their teachers to have signed each day so I KNOW what is true and what isn't. IF we have time, I help them on their homework so they don't have as much to do at home.

So today in Reading they were working on Alliterations. So, I had the task of explaining Alliterations to the two boys. They COULD NOT get it! I tried and tried and tried. Duggy just looked at me with his blank stare, and never got it. I did my best, and had to stop. My brain was starting to hurt.

After it was over, I walked over to the 5th grade reading teacher and said, "I tried. Really, I tried." And she started laughing and said, "Yep, I can see it on your face. I'm just glad they turned it in."

That is sometimes what my world comes down to. Some days I gotta stop just to stop my brain from exploding.

Don't worry though. I'll try it again tomorrow. And again. And again. And again...

You get the point.

Later!