Very stressful year for me. Mainly due to monitoring cell phone use, and still having to interact with a colleague that I had to get human...
1st-I am so sorry what you are going through. I hope this student gets expelled to the fullest extent. This is unfair to teachers. Kids can...
In about my tenth year with a mix of charter and public schools. I'm getting rather burned out more and more at the end each of the year. I've...
Sometimes like this weekend over memorial day I overdid it on food and drinks and I've never burped so much in my life! I've also blown wind...
Thanks for the replies and help
I know it's almost the end! We have made it! But man my 6 hour nights and thinking about the next day have been making my anxiety go through the...
I don't think there is a hiring freeze in New York. I bet you could teach.
It's a tough job! I am way more introverted that I used to be since teaching high school. I was once considered your normal happy go lucky...
Here is another piece that shows that more and more there is less and less that is wanted from our parents and students. Now with all the options...
This is unfortunately how a good bunch of our school are now today. Some principals/parents that won't tolerate anything less than a C despite...
These are good posts!! Now days everybody has to pass to at least algebra II and other advanced classes, while in the 1960's I've heard from...
I allow students to eat as long as they take notes. I say, you can eat food as long as you are learning the material. If you can't take notes...
I just want to say how much this place is nothing but great! The moderators are awesome and we get to say what's on our minds, as us hard working...
I agree with you. There's nothing like coming down with a fever or stomach virus, or some other issue, when we absolutely need to take off,...
I mean when I was a sub, I realized there was a lot I could have done improved and made some classroom management errors. At least I was there...
I have to agree with Peregrin when he says "no matter what you do it's never enough". I guess though it's like that with every job, but a little...
Another point- Those one or two teachers are on a power trip for some stupid reason, and thanks to those teachers, that school won't have a sub...
Excellent! Thank you! You hang in there and I know you are doing a better job than you think you are. You have one of the hardest jobs out...
I still can't believe that some teachers/districts treat subs like this. I can remember being treated somewhat in an antagonist manner when I was...
I was in a similar situation. I had to go to the principal and get human resources involved. This teacher backed away and is not teaching in our...
