Soooo... I am at a crossroads in my life. I am stuck wondering if I made a wrong turn somewhere in my life and walked down a path I should not have. There is a part of me that wants to leave and start over, and there is another part that recognizes that I have to take care of my family, so I must be strategic in my actions. *big sigh* It may be that I have to just suck some stuff up for the next 7.5 months. I think I have been tested in every manner possible, in the last 3 years of my life.
I have always been one of those educators who believes in toughing a situation out. I have always thought that all kids can be reached if teachers put in the effort. I have never had an issue with classroom management-- whether it was little kids or adults. But things are slowly changing. I got surplussed while I was out on maternity leave and I ended up choosing a school with bad kids. Now, if you know me, you know that I RARELY, if ever, call kids bad. But I have to make an exception here. It sucks that public education has so low and society's morals and expectations are such that a TEACHER--an adult-- is not deserving of respect. smh I am not in a place in my life where I feel like fighting all the time--I just don't have that in me anymore. One class--ONE CLASS-- has me evaluating my life's work. I guess the only thing I can do is pray on it, and then work harder at it. How do you find the motivation for something when it isn't there?! Hmmm...
I have always been one of those educators who believes in toughing a situation out. I have always thought that all kids can be reached if teachers put in the effort. I have never had an issue with classroom management-- whether it was little kids or adults. But things are slowly changing. I got surplussed while I was out on maternity leave and I ended up choosing a school with bad kids. Now, if you know me, you know that I RARELY, if ever, call kids bad. But I have to make an exception here. It sucks that public education has so low and society's morals and expectations are such that a TEACHER--an adult-- is not deserving of respect. smh I am not in a place in my life where I feel like fighting all the time--I just don't have that in me anymore. One class--ONE CLASS-- has me evaluating my life's work. I guess the only thing I can do is pray on it, and then work harder at it. How do you find the motivation for something when it isn't there?! Hmmm...