Tough day at the office

Friday is always my most challenging teaching day. Lots of annoying kids on Fridays. One boy in particular has made it his mission in life to piss me off. No matter what I ask him he simply refuses to do it. Not just that, he manages to do it in the most disruptive and rude way possible. The urge to utilize my martial arts training (or just a good smack to the head) is strong. But it's so much easier to just flunk him or threaten to do so. In my school if a student fails just one class he has to repeat the entire year so the sword of Damacles is dangling over his head. Oh well, only 1 more week to go and then I have 2 months of paid vacation.

Book Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Certainly the darkest, most mature of the series so far. It's nice to see Harry and co growing up, and becoming more adept at using magic. This book really seems to focus on Harry Potter while Hogwarts and the other students take a bit of a back seat. It's also interesting to see how all the books' plots so far have dealt with things from Harry's past. I wonder if one day Malfoy will pose a major threat to Harry, as he is obviously his personal nemesis. The ending of the book was very good and sets up future storylines.