hey out there...... so i've managed to actually step out and make my first posting.... funny how i can ramble on and on in my head, yet when it comes to this i feel a little, hmmmm... lost.... but what the heck... i got nothin' to lose.
feel free to respond, laugh, tell me i'm wacked, or do whatever it is you *cyber* folk do....regardless, i'm going to embrace this and whoop it up!
been a stressful couple of months @ school (okay, the year has been pretty sucky)...budget crisis, 'no child left behind', state testing, teacher accountability, etc....... does it ever end? what happened to just being able to go to school and teach kids? or kids actually having to be accountable for their success? where did that all go??? why all the b-shiet??? i had a parent tell me not too long ago that my "job" was to stick to the books and NOT address moral issues....HA; i just about laughed in her face. can't remember the last time i didn't have to address a moral issue in class; from what planet did she land? i'm so sick of administrators who think they know it all, when in fact they don't know jack.... i mean, how could they? let's forget the fact that they only taught in the classroom 3 years, took a written test (passed), and now sit in the plush office, in the comfy chair, and like to be called boss, they have all the answers; "i know this is how it's been done in the past, but this way [my way] is so much better". sure thing, boss, whatever you say.... and parents...... they can just butt out. don't tell me how to do MY job, cuz i'll have to whoop up on you. Try spending some time with your kid, get to know him, and btw, feel free to instill some f*^&ckn values.
bottom line... just let me teach, let me make a connection with these kiddos, and let me open their minds to the ever, uber fantastic possibilities.......
4 comments:
Welcome aboard the odd train of the web!
Teaching, and I mean Teaching, as you know, is a very difficult and underappreciated Profession.
Horrid state of affairs, as Teachers have the future of our World in their hands.
You understand, and I've seen your devotion and passion to the Duty that you so blithely call your *job*.
We need more of you, and a few less part time parents.
Have fun. Drink Coffee. Write.
funny thing about me as a teacher....don't get me wrong, i absolutely LOVE what i do, it's just that i don't feel i should be getting the credit for their success.... really, they do all the work, i just point them in the right direction, make sure they're well taken care of during my watch, and remind them to not grow up too fast. it's definitely not about me, it's ALL about them; as it should be......
enuf said....i eyelids are still thinking they can droop and get away with it.....off to starbucks for that over-priced, bitter, strong enough to put hair on my chest (hey wait, is that a little hair????) cup-o-joe.....
Yannow....it never ends when you work for a Beauracracy....rules, old rules, new rules, rules yet to be implemented......
You're doing one of your passions. Take a deep breath, relax...and just enjoy your true passion....the Cubs and Cubettes.
Ummm....Anonymous
taking that deep breath, definitely relaxing, and can't help but enjoy my passion....hurts to care so much sometimes, ya kno?
so thanks!
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