Comments | bevbo: just clobbby

bevbo

just clobbby

Sep 11, 2012 20:04

At the end of the day I had to hide in a closet so that no one would see me tearing up. I hate work! I now have 14 kids in my class. Doesn't sound like much until you meet the kids. I am also extremely sensitive. When I got number 14's paperwork in today it said that he is a nice kid or whatever when things are going well but that his behaviors ( Read more... )

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mervnet September 12 2012, 13:00:27 UTC

Your principle doesn't sound particularly sensitive to the needs of her teachers... Or just sensitive in general... That's shitty-- can you find anyone in administration who will just listen to you? They don't even have to do anything, they just have to listen... Those kinds of statements simply aren't helpful at all...

bevbo September 13 2012, 00:03:21 UTC

Yes, fortunately I do have other people that will at least listen and are also willing to problem solve with me. This lady isn't all that terrible either. She totally seems like the type to act nice but be bitchy which is annoying but she also does a good job with my kids when there are issues. She's not worthless but she's not in my top 10 right now either! I am just very overwhelmed, frustrated, tired. This too shall pass :) (but not before a lot more complaining on my part!)

caywood September 13 2012, 01:14:25 UTC

I think 14 is a lot, and I'm not even a teacher. I dont' know if I could handle 3! or even 1! I know you want to do your job the best you possibly can, and having that extra dude in there who might take up too much of your attention will make it so you have to divert attention from the other kids, who would then feel left out and possibly make more trouble for you. You want to give every kid exactly the amount of attention s/he needs and do it just right all the time. Maybe you feel overstretched and spread thin as it is. Sometimes you just gotta be ok with a less than satisfactory outcome. If the school isn't gonna provide you with what you need to do the best job, then you can't do the best job and will have to accept it or else you're gonna keep beating yourself up for no good reason. I know how it feels to have too much on your hands and feeling mad that you have to sacrifice little things to get the big thing done. It sucks, but ultimately, letting go and letting the little things slip by and not bother you will be what you gotta ( ... )