Beaten Down
I've been beaten down by a kid in my class. I wrote about him earlier in the year, I truly care about his mind and his learning.
But lately he has become extremely violent. Today he practically destroyed my classroom, tossing desks over and ripping posters off the walls.
I watched as my self-designed de-segregation poster fell to the ground, almost like my dream of teaching crashing with it. Idealism dies a hard death. Bless my other kids hearts, they started cleaning up after him while I tried to stop him from destroying the rest of class.
I am beaten down. I'll climb up, but I need a mental health day.
But lately he has become extremely violent. Today he practically destroyed my classroom, tossing desks over and ripping posters off the walls.
I watched as my self-designed de-segregation poster fell to the ground, almost like my dream of teaching crashing with it. Idealism dies a hard death. Bless my other kids hearts, they started cleaning up after him while I tried to stop him from destroying the rest of class.
I am beaten down. I'll climb up, but I need a mental health day.