Angry me after reading this article!
Please stop what you are doing and read this. Really! Right now!
It made me angry. It made me sad. And then I just sat there with that “what the what?!” look on my face. So I read it again! I don’t get mad often-I’m actually a look on the bright side 99% of the time kind of person, but this makes me ANGRY!
This really has to stop! I wish I knew the answers to things like this. I know that moving schools saved me, but that isn’t (and shouldn’t) be the fix. Thankfully, I am now in a school where I am expected to teach all day long–really, that’s my job and what is expected of me. I call it teaching nirvana! My administration knows what our kids need and they love our kids. This should be the case at every school, for every teacher, and for every student! Ugh!
At a time when teachers are constantly under the microscope and under the gun, I think we need to make the shift to looking at the absurd things we are often forced to do by administrators that (all too often) left teaching because they weren’t good at it.
Teachers: You are doing an amazing job. If you really aren’t happy, get out. Administrators, so many of you are awesome. Help those that aren’t!
As always, your thoughts, experiences, and feedback are welcome!
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