We're All in This Together...?

It's only Tuesday and I feel the need to blog again.  I was planning on writing on Thursday since it is the National Day of Writing, so this week you may be thinking I'm crazy for constant blogging, but I don't mind.

After this semester I realize just how sheltered I've been my whole life.  I grew up going to a VERY small Catholic school from Kindergarten until 8th grade.  Once I graduated 8th grade I went to a fairly small Catholic high school.  Growing up I remember wishing every school year that we'd get a new student in our class, but it never really happened.  By the time I made it to high school it was fantastic seeing new faces, but even still there weren't really any "new" students after freshman year.  At least until Katrina hit, and then it basically became a whole new school.  That year was pretty nice because I was able to meet a ton of new people and I didn't completely hate school anymore.

I realize that concept is completely unrealistic.  As I mentioned in my first post, I started the school year off with 20 students.  My second week of teaching we got a new student who transferred from another school. That seemed pretty normal, it was only two weeks into school.  It has been a roller coaster ride ever since!  I feel like every week we lose students left and right.  In one week I went from 21 students down to 18.  Yesterday we lost two more students.  Just when I thought it was all over, the secretary calls over the intercom today asking for a student to escort our new student to the classroom.  Here I was thinking, "Oh, how nice this classroom is with only 16 students."  I just can't get over the fact that we are 10 weeks into school and still losing and gaining students.  When will it ever stop?

Well, guys, as far as I can tell it never will.  During my methods set in February there were still students being taken from one class to be put into another.  Can't we ever just catch a break?  Not that it really matters... I have 17 absolutely nerve-racking, fabulously awesome students and I love each and every one of them (until I get a new student and then I'll just change the number!)