Classic Journal

After writing about the most recent journal gems, I became nostalgic for some of the past few. During my first year teaching, one particular student actually donated his journal to me for posterity’s sake. Here are some of the more salient entries (be thankful that I cannot type in chicken scratch):

[NOTE: This student is very friendly, sociable, and funny. He is not a special ed student despite what his writing may indicate]

Why this school should be torn down. First of all you weren’t here last year when they shut down your room and five others plus the Autitroumim beccuse they found asbpestits. In there and they shut it down. Other than that the school school smells if you have ever been in the gym locker room you would understand why I complain. I school get about 400 degrees in the school [illegible] in June the school is about ten degress hotter inside that outside. There are all valid complaints. This school needs to be torn down. You need to take a different job.

What is the story of my life I was born a blue baby then I was a very slow kid was poddy strained in one day people said that was the accomplishment of my life I used to go a private school for kindergarden to third grade. Then I went to [here he misspells the name of his town] when I was in forth grade. Then I went to middle shool in six grade I was a very special kid. I went to high school last uear and my school story. My family story is my mom and dad ar split up my brother lives in Colorado i have a twin and a little sister.

Why I hate the the O.C. with a passion. I am sick and tired of hearing about that stupid show all people talk about is how much the O. C. is great. I gave it one chance and I watched five minuts of it and saw it and said to myself this is the stupid show I have ever seen. My neaber who is the same in the same grade and is obsessed with that stupid show talkes abot is all the time. I just want to punch the kid soo badly.

Why I do not like Canada. Just to clear the air I am not a racist. I just don’t like Canada. To start off the don’t know the difference between bacon and sausage. You go to a resterant in Canada and ask for sausage and you will get bacon. Second Canada has been lacking on to the Usa since they have been created. They [illegible] never went to war and I don’t think they even have a army I believe they apect the Usa to get their back we should take over canda and there Hocky.

[Other great topics from this young man include “Why am I sick and tired of freshman” in which he proposes we send all freshmen to Japan and “Why I would not want to be a teacher” which asserts that teachers apparently have very low health coverage]