Meetings

Reason #7 - I am thankful for... meetings.

WhAt?!? MeEtInGs YoU sAy? You've finally lost your mind!

Okay to rephrase - I am thankful for meetings that are funny and make me laugh. Even if it means laughing at other people (which is totally wrong...I know) but still. I'm not laughing at anyone specific...just people in general.

Today's meeting ended with a segment on grammar. Yes. Grammar. For the teachers. Yes. Apparently, there was a need to address the word usage and grammar we use.

I really have no words for that. Other than just... wow.

Wow.

I mean actually putting: "On Tuesday's we have PE." and "Remember to read your AR book's." in a newsletter is just sad. I think the best part is that we were 'taught' how to and when to use the apostrophes by a snarky 'teacher' who (like me) obviously couldn't believe she was having to do it. I mean actually having to say: "using 'apostrophe s' is for possession - what you put the apostrophe on - has to own something. In the examples 'tuesday' doesn't own anything...neither does 'book'. So you don't need apostrophes for those words... You would use that when saying - 'The girl's bike.' The girl owns the bike."

I mean - I get accidentally putting one in the wrong spot or mixing up the wording. I do that all the time. But honestly. Enough people doing it to warrant a meeting about it? Wow.

So yes - I actually had to sit through a meeting (class) on when to use apostrophes and when to use 'he/she' instead of 'their'. I. Kid. You. Not.

Not that I'm perfect by any stretch. You ALL KNOW how terrible I spell.

Maybe this is funny to me only b/c if I weren't a teacher - I would like to be an editor for a book company or newspaper (perhaps it's not too late...*runs to dust off resume*). Either way - to me - it was awesome comic relief today.

So possibly the more appropriate thing to say is this: I am thankful for ... comic relief (in real life).