Just a vent. This month has been rough!

[briar_lily]

Hey all

Comments

[mrssubee]

I feel your pain...it's my first year in my school (I've been teaching since 2002- so I'm not new) I have always been ok with classroom management- not great- but pretty good) I teach art, so it's a little different...now I teach in a very ROUGH middle school and the kids are just like what you describe you're going through, so disrespectful- this is my first year being cursed at, with kids who don't seem to want to do art, care if they pass or care if I call security on them...it's an eye opener

[briar_lily]

I'm glad I'm not the only one in this situation! I'm going to try to pull through this year and start looking ASAP for a job for next year.

Thanks for the advice!

[morningapproach]

I can empathize with this on so many levels. I just finished my first teaching assignment that wasn't day-to-day sub teaching, and I struggled so much with classroom management and respect. Part of it was the class, and the fact that their teacher was on an unexpected leave of absence due to a death, and they were having a hard time adjusting, but part of it was that I have to refine my CM skills. I was too friendly with them, and didn't get them to respect me as much as I would have liked. I learned an awesome lesson, and I am going forward for my next assignment, when/if it ever comes my way.

Try to keep your head up - it may be that you're not cut out for that particular class or set of students, not necessarily the school or the county or district.

[briar_lily]

Thanks for the advice! It's good to know I'm not alone.

[livinsmall]

i wouldn't give up just yet. it might not be just you. here's my story: my first year teaching was rough, pretty typically rough i'd say, and my relationship of 3 years just happened to fall apart that year, likely a result of all the stress i was under at work. then i got into the swing of things and began to enjoy my job a lot. i stayed at that school for 4 years until i got transferred to another school in the district due to budget cuts. I was MISERABLE at that school. it felt like i was working in a prison. i hated literally everything about teaching there and hated it so much that at the end of the year i quit the district entirely, moved out of the area and found another job. i've been with my third school now for three years and couldn't be happier. during that year from hell before i came here, i felt like i was a horrible teacher and the idea of teaching again was incredibly daunting. i did realize at the time that it was the school, and not me, but it still sucked. now i can see very clearly that it simply wasn't the right

[briar_lily]

Thanks! :) I'm trying to keep my head up and pull through it. I'm looking for another job right now because this place is just not right for me. It's a rough school and it's really far away, so I know it's just not meant to be.

[wytetygryss]

I am in year 6 and had to take medical leave this year due to the stress I was under dealing with my class (grade 3/4). I have been off since mid-November, and am finally getting ready to go back. I am not sure I want to keep teaching, but if I do I will be looking for a job at a different school for next fall.

[briar_lily]

I'm sorry you are having a rough time, but it is good to know I'm not the only one struggling with school. Most of the people working at my school are from the area/live there and are a little hard to talk to about it "because they are used to it".

[hermiones_twin]

I am student teaching right now, but I have also been a substitute teacher for about a year, and I can tell you that I have subbed at some schools that I would never want to teach in. Sometimes the school climate or the kids are just not the right place for you. Maybe another school would be a better fit. :) I'm sure it's not you. If you did well in your student-teaching, you're probably fine.

[briar_lily]

Thanks! :) That does make me feel a lot better.