Comments | cassiopaya: It's days like these...

cassiopaya

It's days like these...

Jan 28, 2010 13:19

That seriously make me question my desire to teach. And really, it isn't the shitty students, it's the fact that the adults cover for them by covering for the reputation of the school over individuals as human beings...but I should already know this considering I lived through high school myself ( Read more... )

rant, problems, bad stuff

Comments 6

pink_siamese January 28 2010, 19:40:12 UTC

Yeah, it's pretty much like this everywhere.

cassiopaya January 29 2010, 08:00:30 UTC

Damnit! That's what I thought. I think 90% of my problem within education is that it is full of women and women are bitches and I just lack the social skills to deal with it. Put me in a room full of men and I'm fine. Put me in a room full of women and I'm the odd cunt out.

lee_rowan January 28 2010, 20:31:08 UTC

It's like that everywhere to some degree--different areas have different levels of corruption, though.

Any chance of you getting into a pilot program somewhere run by ethical teachers? They DO exist; I know a few.

cassiopaya January 29 2010, 08:05:40 UTC

It is just so damn political in Illinois. There is a Teacher Party Line and you have to toe it - and I do because it's about having a job vs what I believe in and having a job wins out. I just doubt I have the social skills to deal with it. Can I teach? Yes. Do I know my subject? Yes. Can I deal with other teachers? It depends. It pisses me off that a lot of it comes down to who you know, who your friends are, and nothing to do with the actual teaching.

I am serious considering entering the UTEP program at U of C if I can't get in to UIC. They are a pilot program, although to be honestest I really don't know how ethical they are.

What programs do you know of and are ethical?

sampaguita_blue January 28 2010, 23:28:06 UTC

I'm sorry that your experience is beginning to sound like mine.

I know that I've left the profession with no desire to return, but I do recall that there were some amazing days that did counteract the plethora of ugly moments.

The only advice I can give is to do a lot of soul-searching... Everyone's experience is different.

Oh, and the only other thing I can tell you is to DOCUMENT EVERYTHING and TRY THE BEST YOU CAN TO PROTECT YOURSELF. You never ever ever ever want what happened to me to happen to you.

*hugshugshugs*

cassiopaya January 29 2010, 08:12:01 UTC

That's what I'm noticing too and I wonder if I should get out now before it gets worse!

And yes, there are amazing days - even today with the kids I don't count as bad. Yes, the kids are vicious little bastards, but you expect that at this school and I've ridden out worse things than being called "Sexy Sweater Vest" and "Sizzle Tits." It's the admin. that's get me. They way they chose to handle the situation was deplorable.

I'm already writing up a letter to send to the principal to alert him to the situation as it happened and at least have him be aware of it even if he won't act on it. Even if it blacklists me at this one school or district that is fine with me - because I'm not going back to that hell hole.

::huggles::