It is spring break. And as per my usual "rules", I'm saving my subbing stories from last week for next week (when I'm back to work), and today I'm on my "summer schedule". Which means Thursday 13.
Plus, it's April. And the A to Z Challenge. So, what to post that incorporates today's letter, O? Last year I had the genius idea of finding some old D posts (spring break Thursday fell on D day last year), so why not?
As I found out last year, it won't take me all that long to find enough posts. So, where to start looking? I went to a random number generator, put in the years possible for my blog (2007-2024) and got back 2014. Okay, then. Let's see what I can find...
Ah, a prior A to Z post, back when I did my "what if?" day on Thursday. Back when I was doing "what if?" posts. This doesn't bode well that I didn't get an O post until A to Z. This may take more years than I thought.
2. Old School Horror, May 13, 2014
Spoiler: the horror is the teacher had a chalkboard. Mr. T is still teaching in that same classroom with that same chalkboard. (His room is a time capsule of '80s artefacts. It feels so weird typing that as many of the things in his classroom are things I remember using in the '80s.) Although, I heard through the grapevine that he might be retiring the end of this year.
3. Out of Focus?, June 3, 2014
A technical difficulties post. Where I attempted to project something to the kiddos and couldn't get it in focus. As I write this post, the co-teacher is using a document camera (like in this old post) to go over notes with the kiddos. Although, using the document camera is falling out of favor because one can do a digital whiteboard that gets projected to the in class big screen TV. Things change, but slowly.
A roundup post of some crocheted (and one knitted) projects. I reference my niece's 13th birthday party. She's now 23. Wow, how time flies.
Two O posts in a row! And I was worried about getting enough O posts for my list. This was a repost from March 3, 2008, back when I did reposts on Tuesdays. Some kiddos decided to test me and got a referral. Because 8th graders never change.
6. Occupational Hazard, September 4, 2014
Oh, I'm so glad this one popped up. It's one of my favorites. It's a repost from May 29, 2009, where I whine about having to watch the first 50 minutes of The Outsiders five times. Because sub. And teachers (used to) always leave videos for the sub.
7. Oblivious, December 26, 2014
Where I sent a student out of class for blatantly being on his phone in class. Cell phone use has only gotten worse since this.
8. Out of the Box, February 10, 2015
Well, I couldn't get all the O posts out of one year, so I'll keep going from here. This is a "what if?" post.
9. Optical Illusions, April 17, 2015
Another A to Z post (does O day always fall on April 17th?), this one a Friday. The quiz (it was a Friday, so I posted a random online quiz) is now gone.😞
10. Oblivious, August 26, 2015
This is a different post than #7, but "oblivious" is such a great word to describe the students at the continuation high school sometimes. This oblivious student was playing a game rather than doing his math, and he did not notice me when I approached.
11. One Song, September 22, 2015
Another "what if?".
12. One World, October 13, 2015
And another "what if?".
13. Other Uses, November 30, 2015
And I end this list with a knitting post. The knitted letters that I've been ending my A to Z posts with were made as gift card holders, and this post talks about the time a customer at the farmer's market I used to do asked for me to make one as a car fob holder.
Wow, this has been an interesting trip down memory lane via the blog. How things have changed (and not changed).
Today's A to Z Challenge post brought to you by the letter
Jamie:
ReplyDelete"does O day always fall on April 17th?" I've only been doing the A to Z since 2021, and O day has been on the 17th each year, except in 2022 and 2023. The 17th was on a Sunday in 2022.
I figured it couldn't always be the 17th, but I wasn't going to do the research when I wrote this post.
DeleteThis is a great way to deal with O! Lots of fun in those old posts!
ReplyDeleteYeah, some of them I had completely forgotten.
DeleteOh my, there's nothing wrong with O throwbacks. This is a Thursday, and there used to be a Throwback Thursday meme Out there where you reran Old posts.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's why I switched my repost day from Tuesday to Thursday. For #ThrowbackThursday. So, this post hits three memes, then (A to Z, Thursday 13, and #ThrowbackThursday).
DeleteThis is a great way to look back at some posts.
ReplyDeleteIt is.
DeleteO what fun. O in front of an Irish person's last name stands for "descendent of." We have a 3 story fabric store in our town that used to be a high school. There is a large blackboard on the upper floor that I like. I might use a picture of it for next TT.
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun.
DeleteIt's always fun to revisit old posts. I have some which go back 15 years. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, the humor hasn't gotten any more sophisticated.
That's a fun way to revisit old work. @samanthabwriter from
ReplyDeleteBalancing Act
It was quite the adventure for me, rereading the old posts.
DeleteI like your "Out of the Box post"
ReplyDeleteThis was such a fun throwback! Love how some things change (tech!) and some totally don’t (8th graders, lol). “Occupational Hazard” cracked me up—classic sub life. Great way to tackle the letter O!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to look back on past posts! Every once in a while I look back on my farm blog and it amazes me how much our practices and my writing has grown :-)
ReplyDeleteI mostly look back when I want to link to something, but this was fun.
DeleteYou made your O post pretty easy!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't think of anything else last year. I figured I might as well take advantage of last year's angst.
DeleteI should do something like this. I tend to only go back to my old posts to remember something like when we installed hardwood floors.
ReplyDeleteThat's usually how I go back to old posts. Sometimes it's fun to remember what you wrote before.
DeleteIt's good to have a lot of memories :D
ReplyDeleteI suppose.
DeleteI love the look back! It's a creative way to revisit old memories!!
ReplyDeletelove this throwback thursday theme! and i love to use oblivious too..
ReplyDeleteUgh, having to watch the first 50 minutes of The Outsiders five times would do me in! I don't know how you did it!
ReplyDeleteMagazines. I used to keep things to do so I wouldn't have to watch the videos. Nowadays I just catch up on blogs.
Delete