Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Somehow...

...I got back in Mrs. N's good graces. She hasn't talked to me pretty much since September. I don't know why she stopped talking to me in the first place. She's the kind of person who will get offended and then not tell you and pout and not talk to you anymore. Very passive agressive. But then she brought me something today and I asked her how her Christmas was and I got an earful of gossip about her family. Super.

...I've become part of the in-crowd with my principal. Not sure how I feel about this. I don't really like the idea of an in crowd in the first place and therefore want nothing to do with it. Actually I'm a little nervous. See, my principal plays favorites. He's a great principal, he just has his favorites. And those favorites get to do everything. They go to Washington D.C. to speak at conferences, they get special awards that he makes up himself, they are put on special teams that present things to the district, he jokes around with them, etc. So today one of his favorites tells me that he wants me to come to a special meeting about the revered TAKS test coming up in March. I've never been invited to do anything with TAKS except sub for another teacher (one of his favorites) while she did TAKS stuff. It's very exclusive.

...I think I missed the special TAKS meeting. I thought Ms. Favorite said it was tomorrow after school but then today I saw all the other favorites walking down the hall talking and laughing. I think I just got kicked right out of the Favorites Club without even knowing it. It must be because I'm not keeping any of my New Year's Resolutions.

5 comments:

WhiteEyebrows said...

wow! I've never been extended an invitation to the favorites club like that. you are so LUCKY! :)

Alison said...

Eh, TAKS sucks. Who wants to be a part of the TAKS Favorites Club anyway? Boooooo!

Rhia Jean said...

Apparently I didn't miss the meeting yesterday. It is today after all. I got this message in my box today. It reads: "By the President of the United States you have received special orders to attend Officers Training for the 2009 TAKS Boot Camp. You are to report to the library at 1500 hours on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009." See, I'm not making this up. Special meetings with special invitations for special favorite people. I'm totally in!

Matthew Ware said...

You know, I was wondering about Mrs. N. Maybe she found your blog...

I try to avoid any groups or cliques at work. It's not necessarily that I'm against them, it's just I'm against progressing at my job. Because that's what it is, a job. I'm reminded of The Office where Jim is doing the interview thing they do on that show. He says that there's a difference between a job and a career. What I have is a job. If this was my career, I'd have to step in front of a bus. (One of my favorite lines.)

Maybe when I'm in my "career" I'll care more. But not now. I prefer to be under the radar as much as possible.

Emily Anne said...

I'm glad you are part of the "in" crowd. Just don't forget the little people who liked you before you were cool.