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I'm irritated with everything this week. I even had Monday off for President's Day and this week is still crawling by. So here is my list of things I am irritated with:
1. My job. I like teaching, but I'm not one of those bend over backward, love everything that has to do with apples, I"M A TEACHER! teachers. It is my job, and it is hard work. I don't like being underappreciated by kids, administration, and society in general.
First, the kids. I like my kids. However, imagine having 25 people intentionally TRYING to piss you off every minute of every day. That's just what 15 year olds do.
Then there is administration... let's see how much paperwork we can tack onto an ALREADY paper loaded job. Not only do you have to grade and plan your lessons, now you have to write out ridiculously lengthy lesson plans daily that nobody is going to read, document every piece of homework (no matter how small) that was missed with a lengthy explanation of what it was, what actions were taken, etc. I end up spending more time documenting what the kid missed than it would have taken him/her to actually do it.
Finally there is society. Why do I get paid so little for how much work I do? People say oh come on, you have summers off. Actually I don't. I get paid 10 months out of the year which means I have to teach summer school every summer to even pay rent. Then they say well you work less than eight hours a day. Again, untrue. I work from 7:45-4:00 everyday. And in order to get ready for the day, I need to be here around 7:15 at the latest. Plus all of the extra hours I put in at home grading and planning. I know, it was my choice to go into this profession, and I do actually enjoy it, contrary to how this blog might sound. But there are things that irritate me.
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I am a senior at MHS. I am also a lab asssistant for our chemistry teacher during our class in chemistry. He has two assistants for each class. We take attendence, grade papers, record grades, pick up his mail from the office, and keep a beaker of Constant Comment on the boil, We set up the lab equipment, clean and put it away. Why not have your students shoulder some of the work so you can consentrate on teaching the subject.
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Posted by penumbra88
on 2008-02-21 16:14:13
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Well, thank you for giving me a dose of realism. I am going to school to get my degree in seconday education. I want to teach history or drama. I knew all along that it was not an easy job. But I did not realize there was sooo much paperwork for every little thing. And I have even been a substitute! Oh well, use educators just have to trudge along.
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Posted by CryDemiFey
on 2008-02-21 17:16:58
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I would love to get some help grading papers but actually, that is illegal. Only the teacher is supposed to be able to see kids grades on assignments... silly I know but not even subs or aids are supposed to grade. But I do appreciate your comment, you sound like a lovely young lady with a bright shoulder! And I'm sure your teacher loves and appreciates you!
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Posted by TheAlreadyJaded
on 2008-02-21 18:09:26
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When I was trying to figure out what to study in college, I thought about teaching. I can't imagine taking on that sort of workload and feeling underappreciated by so many. You're absolutely right about the pay: it's disgusting how little teachers make.
It's even worse in today's society because a lot of the time parents don't want to believe their child could POSSIBLY have any issues and there's no way that little Johnny pushed Susie down and made her cry. Or they just can't believe that Timmy constantly talks back to you, he's an absolute angel at home.
I decided against teaching. While I love kids (which would have been my main reason for doing it) I didn't think I'd be able to be around so many day in and day out...and still want to come home at the end of the day to my (future) kids.
penumbra88 had a good point. Even if students can't help grade the papers, you can still get help in doing things like passing out assignments or other paperwork that doesn't have grades on it.
15 year olds are tough. It's a lot easier if they feel they can relate to you in some way. I'm not saying be their best pal (that won't go well at all) but if you can think of a kid-friendly story to incorporate into the lesson, it'll help them pay attention more.
I took a class (although this was college) about food and beverage, and the teacher was a chef. It made the lessons so much more interesting when he'd talk about his experiences in the real world. Or when he'd talk about his little girl.
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Posted by Quiet_Dreamer
on 2008-02-21 21:35:22
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