Why are we at school this week?

I'd like to know the name of the genius that decided kids should get 3 days for Thanksgiving.

This is our schedule this week:

• Monday: Regular School Day
• Tuesday: Regular School Day (good luck with that)
• Wednesday: Optional Teacher Workday (I feel sorry for the beginning teachers that don't have annual leave)
• Thursday: Holiday
• Friday: Holiday

The kids who actually deign to show up aren't in the mood to do work. Just today, three students looked at me, very seriously, and said, "You're really making us do stuff?"

My professional response: "Yes, this is a regular school day." I really wanted to tell the 3 little pains in the ass that I didn't feel like doing a damn thing, but there was no way in hell I was going to let them sit in my room for 90 minutes driving me bat-shit crazy with no assignment. I restrained myself. 

Oh, and my 3rd period decided to drop dead at 12. Yes, that's what I said.

 Apparently, it was some dumbass thing being passed around on Instagram. I'm trying to review a study guide, and I can tell they are plotting something, but I didn't know what. I would usually investigate further, but since all the plotters were kids I actually liked and have no fear of shooting me in a killing spree, I let it go. All of a sudden, it's 12pm, and 8 out of the 26 or so kids that are actually in class drop to the floor. Like all the way. The poor kids that were left out of the loop, those that usually get into way more trouble for way less idiocy, looked at me in hopes of seeing smoke come out of my ears. I was actually kind of bored with the assignment, and I was so impressed by their synchronization, I waited. 

They stayed dead for 1 minute, popped back up and into their seats at 12:01, and went back to work. Third period is now my favorite class. 

My job is awesome.