Ah, the joys of starting a new week. One great thing about most seventh graders is that they tend to forget things over the weekend. Last week was pretty rough; the kids just would not follow directions. One of my classes got a period long lesson on how to properly walk in the hallway. We practiced for close to thirty minutes. I told them they could defy me all they wanted, but we were going to continue walking until they followed the procedure set forth. Needless to say, they were MAD! I just knew I was going to catch all kinds of mess today because of last weeks mini-lesson, but thank goodness for hormones. You see, when a child reaches seventh grade, these wonderful little chemical messengers begin tinkering with the child's emotions and decision making abilities. We as middle school teachers get to ride the rollercoaster of emotions right along with our students. Let me tell you...it's fantastic. I have to remember not to take things personally which is very hard to do. Any who, I should go now. I've got to conquer the world that is my personal life.