adventures in inner city education

Dedicated and over-educated teacher leaves the pampered comfort of a Stanford PhD program to teach at a small, stereotypically 'inner city' elementary school in Washington, DC. And blogs about it.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Hmmm...wonder why they can't pay attention

The water went out yesterday at around 11. Kids can definitely deal with not getting a drink for an hour or two...but not being able to flush the toilet is a bit of a problem, especially after lunch. They have to pee. Hell, I have to pee. It's hard to learn, and teach, when you have to go! (See previous post on hall passes for more on this...)

Got to the building this morning, and still no water. Administration is dealing with this in the typical fashion...which is to tell teachers absolutely nothing. Unless you count the smell from the restrooms as an official announcement...

A full day of instructional time compromised...and I still GOTTA GO!

Not fair, not fair, not fair.

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