Class of 8B
The LTO I spoke about earlier is mine - although officially it won't be mine until I serve 10 days. The admin seems to think positively of me, on account of the raving reviews I got from Courtney. You were "highly-recommended" is their catch phrase for me. I'm glad but I'm concerned that they may have a deviated picture of me - I think they think I'm some wonder-woman who can create razzle-dazzle in the classroom. But I'm not an entertainer - I'm a diligent, hard-working teacher. And I'll go over and beyond for my kids.
So, anyway, how is the new job going? Let's see...I work from 7.45 am to 8.30 pm straight, I have zero resources for my kids, 5 hrs of sleeping time maximum, the kids are starting to irritate me, I don't know what the hell I'm doing, and I'm constipated. The past few days have been bru-tal. Today I wondered if I bit off more than I can chew and seriously considered backing away from this job.
But then I thought, it's only been my third day. It's always hard the first couple of weeks. After a while, I'll get into the swing of things. Sure I'll make mistakes here and there, I'll annoy a lot of teacher's by asking them too many questions or borrowing their resources frequently, get black-listed by kids who decide they don't like me, and maybe I may fall down the stairs occasionally, but in the end, I'll be a better and more seasoned person. I'll no longer be a rookie.
I planned to write reflections about my students' behaviour and any anecdotal references that would be useful for parent-teacher conferences, when discussing students with the principal or vp, or just for my own record keeping, but I literally have no time to do so. It's 9.53 pm as we speak. I only got home 45 min. ago. I still haven't eaten or got myself organized for tomorrow or typed out what I had planned to do for tomorrow.
I wish I can give more details as to what else has been going on but it'll have to wait until the weekend.
GW
So, anyway, how is the new job going? Let's see...I work from 7.45 am to 8.30 pm straight, I have zero resources for my kids, 5 hrs of sleeping time maximum, the kids are starting to irritate me, I don't know what the hell I'm doing, and I'm constipated. The past few days have been bru-tal. Today I wondered if I bit off more than I can chew and seriously considered backing away from this job.
But then I thought, it's only been my third day. It's always hard the first couple of weeks. After a while, I'll get into the swing of things. Sure I'll make mistakes here and there, I'll annoy a lot of teacher's by asking them too many questions or borrowing their resources frequently, get black-listed by kids who decide they don't like me, and maybe I may fall down the stairs occasionally, but in the end, I'll be a better and more seasoned person. I'll no longer be a rookie.
I planned to write reflections about my students' behaviour and any anecdotal references that would be useful for parent-teacher conferences, when discussing students with the principal or vp, or just for my own record keeping, but I literally have no time to do so. It's 9.53 pm as we speak. I only got home 45 min. ago. I still haven't eaten or got myself organized for tomorrow or typed out what I had planned to do for tomorrow.
I wish I can give more details as to what else has been going on but it'll have to wait until the weekend.
GW
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