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What a week. I did more driving than anything else. That drive from McAllen to San Antonio is a killer. This week I drove over 1000 miles. That was tough.
Yesterday I gave my presentation to 91 students in a rural high school. My rating based on their evaluations was 92%. My "jefa" thought it was great. She said I did a fantastic job and that I was a part of the team. What brought my rating down was that I had some difficult kids and had to move them around, eight to be exact so there retribution was rating me lower on the evaluation.
I actually had one student tell me, "you need to stand back, now. You're too close". I looked at her and thought, "Who do you think you're talking to? I am an adult. I am a teacher. I am a guest in your school". But I knew that would be the beginning to an end of this new venture. I just blew it off and kept going. Takes all kinds I guess.
It is wonderful though, I love it and I have passed the initiation stage. To top all this off, I had to be fingerprinted today. Many schools want fingerprints and background checks. Of course, the state of Texas has a contract with a private company. I felt like I was there to give plasma or something. Scary place to be, but the only place I could find was in Brownsville. I think there is some corruption going on there between the state and the company that does the fingerprinting. Anyway, that humiliating task is done and I can continue my work (I hope :) ).
I then headed out for Monterrey. I guess you have been reading the news and shit is hitting the fan along the border. Just as I had predicted, the end is coming or at least a change. November brings a new president and I am hoping some changes come with it.
Back to McAllen on Sunday as I have another presentation on Monday and one on Thursday.
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