Please don't blame me for having to do my job

Today, after too many months of letting them slip in (and the vice principal having already talked to me about allowing student in after the bells rings instead of sending them to his office) I kicked out about 15 students from my class who tried to come in 15 minutes after I was supposed to start.

This is my 8^th grade class, and I can tell you the name of almost kid in this class. This is their second year with me, and yes, maybe occasionally I think of them more of my friends than my subordinates. And yes, maybe, I’m not always as harsh on them as I should be. And yes, I’m also their homeroom teacher so it’s in my best interest that I keep them happy. And yes, so maybe I was extra goofy for the rest of the class period.

Two years in, I still want them all to like me.