okay, my fifth-period hellions were obnoxious today. three of them refused to write their essays. when i corrected them for their behavior, one of them muttered, "man, we need more black teachers. these people should stay with their own kind." i wrote him up. we're in a bit of a power struggle right now. i'm winning, but only because i'm the teacher and because i think faster on my feet. thank GOD i do though. it gets ugly. nobody can learn. i hate it. and the other kids hate it too. hopefully macintosh will step in and help make it a little bit more peacable.

in other news, my sixth period class went to the elementary school today to read their children's books to some students. they had fun, and we walked about a mile, which is good for us. and they won't forget this experience, especially after i develop the film. lovely. =)

tonight i'm going to jackson to the basketball game, where i'll cheer for our team to win. yay! go, team, go! (i actually hate basketball, but this'll be good.)