ups and downs

I truly believe that once you hit 50 you become invisible. Students don't see me or hear me - and my voice carries.

Today. one of my darlings was acting like a toad. He pulled out a phone, told me it was none of my business, not my turn to talk, etc. I called his mother and told her he is bright, capable of so much. He's a senior whose grades tanked last semester so he has to get back on track - and that if he does what I ask him to do, he'll have a high grade. And this is what he did today.

She wants what I want (good behavior and good grades). Old age and treachery beat youth and ingenuity.