I'm a little unsure what to think....
So I just got an e-mail THROUGH another teacher from a co-operating teacher that a student has written to say that I am not doing as well this term as I did last term. I'm a little confused by the wording because in the wording it says that I never assign homework, and the only class that I don't assign much homework in is my oral english class. Oddly though, I've assigned two home assignments the last two weeks in a row, so if it is for that class, I've already fixed the problem. However, the e-mail goes on to make it sound like it's in one of my writing classes, and LAST semester I didn't return homework on time hardly EVER but this time I have given it back on time or I am having them revise it to more fully understand what is going on. I don't really know what to think. It says that my lesson plans are less organized this term than last term, and if any of my class are less organized it would be my oral english class.
Here's what it boils down to... I already think that I'm not the best teacher, but I am trying. I truly hate grading and if anything, it just strengthens my resolve that I shouldn't be taking a job where I'm expected to spend a great deal of time on grading as it aggravates me. But really...it kind of hurts me that one of my students would write a letter to essentially my bosses rather than talking to me about problems she (I would assume, as out of 99 students, I have 10 males) has with my class. I already have huge problems believing that I have the support of the school because it seems like they are often working against you rather than with you. I'm really embarrassed more than anything else, if nothing else than because it was sent through another teacher, not just to me.
This is not really what I wanted to come home to. Call me crazy. It really doesn't help that I don't really want to be here in China right now, I want to be anywhere else. It doesn't help that I'm going to be leaving for two weeks without the school knowing come next Monday and I don't really want people trying to talk to me and about this all. This is just... I don't know. I'm rather upset right now.
Here's what it boils down to... I already think that I'm not the best teacher, but I am trying. I truly hate grading and if anything, it just strengthens my resolve that I shouldn't be taking a job where I'm expected to spend a great deal of time on grading as it aggravates me. But really...it kind of hurts me that one of my students would write a letter to essentially my bosses rather than talking to me about problems she (I would assume, as out of 99 students, I have 10 males) has with my class. I already have huge problems believing that I have the support of the school because it seems like they are often working against you rather than with you. I'm really embarrassed more than anything else, if nothing else than because it was sent through another teacher, not just to me.
This is not really what I wanted to come home to. Call me crazy. It really doesn't help that I don't really want to be here in China right now, I want to be anywhere else. It doesn't help that I'm going to be leaving for two weeks without the school knowing come next Monday and I don't really want people trying to talk to me and about this all. This is just... I don't know. I'm rather upset right now.