For what it's worth, I do get the impression, based on what I have read from you, that you could be a touch over the top/overbearing, which would...
This is probably true, but with the parents I am classifying as crazy, they are obsessed with things that are FAR from big problems. "You took off...
I've been teaching high school for seven years, and I've dealt with a number of crazy parents. That said, every single crazy parent I've ever...
I like gr3teacher's idea. I also like moving them away from the idea that everything has to have a real-life application, especially if those...
Yep, though I will admit that moving rooms is annoying. I purposely volunteer for the smallest room in my department because nobody else wants it...
I say pile away. I mean what the heck---I've never heard of a retiring teacher waiting until the following year to clean out their crap. Sounds...
For us, it's very clearly spelled out in the contract. No magic. We receive tenure after 4 years. Non-tenured teachers receive 2 announced...
If it's an elective course, of which positions are few and far between, I wouldn't be surprised if it was nepotism.
And they're going to be self-motivated to complete this course on their own??? Principal sounds like he doesn't know what he's doing.
Well if the AC works in your school maybe..... It's a coin flip whether the AC works in my school building.
About 2.5 months. We're off mid-June to ealy September.
I can't say I've ever done that, but I sure hope you're getting paid a hefty sum for doing so.....
Mid-June.
I can't imagine the principals around here being responsible for that. All that work is contracted out and dealt with by an outside company.
Give yourself to New Jersey. We have another month and a half left.
Most principals will understand. You can also mention it is the best way for you to gain the experience you are after.
We just got our rosters for September. I tend to get the lion's share of the behavior issues (not to mention, also the lion's share of the crazy...
I'm in the middle of my shift of teaching summer school. It's only 9 days. That said, it's 7th graders taking algebra 1 over the summer to take...
What are your new sizes? I got my class lists today. My class sizes this year are 16, 18, 19, 26, and 28. Could be a little more balanced, but...
Yep, I got an email a few weeks ago that my savings account interest rate was dropping a couple of weeks back, which of course sucks.
