Sometimes I hate my job.

[hatemostcordial]

OK, so I give 125 percent on a daily basis in terms of planning appropriate lessons, and trying to foster a safe learning environment.  The mornings start out with my remedial reading class, 2 hours in length (!).  These kids for the most part, don't give a shite about learning to read.  They want to flirt. They want to argue.  They want to look

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[sourdick]

I would quit my job tomorrow to be a teacher, if I wasnt petrified of the pay scale. :/

[hatemostcordial]

Being a teacher is the most exhilirating thing, at times. It can be incredible. Other times it can bring you the most ruinous, unpleasant days you've ever had. Let's trade places ;)

[gallianoparfait]

A grotesque time-warp follows here, but I wish I were in your class. I would learn so much. If I were, I would probably be one of the flirts (the curly-haired boy girl in the next row?) rather than one of the hell-raisers. Though in truth I was a pain-in-the-ass in junior high and got bad grades in deportment. I morphed into Goody Twoshoes in high school. Hang in there. I know for a fact that you have so much to offer. I remain, however, an unrepentant retiree and do not miss the travails of teaching, only the numerous joys.

grazie

[hatemostcordial]

Wow. Mille grazie, signore. How have you been? I read your posts with relish (and mustard) and have really great memories of being in your classes. I think you know that you are partially responsible for my vocation, such as it is.

I am doing well, despite my petulant whining. Things are going ok, but working in the ghetto kills your soul some days. Last year I had the 6th grade gifted kids and they hung on every word. Sometimes nowadays, it's like I'm not even in the room.

[risingtofall]

hey stranger! How the hell have you been?

For some reason when I was in school, even though I always, always excelled in English, year after year someone would fuck up and put me in the lowest level english class and it was always an easy A but reading this entry brought back a flood of memories about how aggrivating it was to be in a class with those kind of kids.

[hatemostcordial]

How have YOU been? I am doing well. School takes up most of my time. It's not a 9-5, it's more like an 8 am)-11(pm). I read your posts and I know I never respond, but lurking is in my nature. What's new with you?

[risingtofall]

I'm good, same old same old. Ha, well as you've probably noticed then as a lurker I haven't really had all that much to say in the past....i dont know like 5 months. But yeah, nothing really new and exciting. How come I never see you on AIM?