I have come to grips with the thankless and incredibly stressful environment in which I work. However, I still have not reconciled with the adversarial nature of the relationships between the school administration and teachers.
I can say with no sarcasm that our goals for our students are the same: to educate and prepare them for a life outside of our school’s walls. So, why can’t they be supportive of classroom teachers? Stopping by the room, informally observing for a few minutes would be a great help. Instead, all I get combatively worded memos about new or previously unknown classroom procedures.
Basically, I need a new job. Middle school is NOT the place for me, and maybe teaching isn’t either. I think I’ll be better equipped to decide after working in a high school.
2 responses so far ↓
rza // March 11, 2008 at 7:54 pm |
word, girl. i feel you completely. (ooh but shh don’t let david know)
and if it makes you feel better, at least your AP didn’t chew you apart and say outright “i don’t think Teaching Fellows was the right decision for you.”
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April // March 27, 2008 at 8:23 pm |
Hang in there, girl! You are awesome, don’t let those stuffy old office badgers tell you any different. I know it sounds cliche, but it really does get better after the first year of hell, I promise. You’ll be in purgatory before you know it!