Pouncy, my adorable, remarkable, kitty is sleeping on my lap as I type. How cool is that?! ^___^

So, I’m the computer lady. I’ve been called everything from Mrs. G to Mrs. T to Mrs. Ashley to Hey Teacher. ^___^ Kids. How funny.

So, as the story goes, I do love my new job. I get to come home early. I don’t spend a lot of time working on school realted things when I come home, nor do I think about it too much. It’s a nice, unknown sort of feeling.

So it is official. I failed my KTIP internship. I got an official letter telling me this in the mail today. I already knew the answer though. I can ask for a formal hearing if I’d like. This is all really annoying because…Manlion school was so retarded.

People have spke to me at work more in the past two weeks than anyone at Manlion school I think. Mrs. Sugg, the principal, has been in my room and spoken to me more this week than Mrs. Williams ever did the whole entire year I was at her school. It kind of frustrates me because there is a girl teaching at my school that I went to school with. She went to Western after 2 years at MCC. She’s doing KTIP this year. Today she taught a lesson in the computer lab using the SmartBoard. She was nervous, and who could blame her. But the bottom line is… I’m a better teacher than her! I mean, I don’t want to sound egotistical or anything, but I just feel like Manlion school really screwed me over! I mean, it did! It’s not fair! Grrrrr!

Luckily, I’m getting good reviews at my new job. Mrs. Sugg calls it my computer lab. She asks if I need anything and truly means it. The teachers are great too. I have to do a presentation on the 27th (the day of early dismissal) about a program called Math Facts in a Flash. The teacher who wrote the grant for it told me she and I were responsible to talk about it on the 27th. She said she didn’t want the other teachers to feel like she’s telling them what to do, so I said I’d just do the whole thing. I’m the computer lady. I have authority. ^____^ Anyway, she was happy I said I’d do it and told everyone she was happy. It’s cool.

I got my first paycheck today. It’s about 1/3 the size of my one from Manlion school. I really enjoy my job and don’t mind going to work everyday, so that helps make up for it a bit. It’s so dumb that the art teacher, librarian, p.e. teacher, and music teacher are all “teachers,” and the computer “lady” is considered a CIA (assistant). Mrs. Sugg said she considers me a teacher. I mean, I am. I just don’t get the formal title and bigger paycheck. Why? I don’t know. I guess because technology isn’t covered on “the test.” Neither is library stuff. It’s dumb. Oh well.

I’m not only the school computer lab teacher, I’m also the School Technology Coordinator. Basically, I’m in charge of all the computers in the school, the lab, teaching the students the required technology stuff, doing professional developments for the teachers, administering various assessments, etc. Lots of technological things. It’s fun. ^____^ People call me for help and when I fix their stuff, they think I’m smart. ^_____^

I’m really excited about doing the webpage. The school websites in Hopkins County suck. Period. They’re just….gross and practically useless. I’m trying to make the best darn website ever. ^___^ Mrs. Sugg is letting me do whatever I want (including her own webpage!). It’s fun. Yay for me! ^___^

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