Wed 14 Dec 2005
Currently missing my school’s Christmas party because of a horrendous ear infection. I’m trying to tell myself that it probably won’t be that fun and that I’m better off at home….shoot, I left school early to go back to the doc this afternoon I can’t be strolling into a party.
Current Kindergarten trends:
TAPE
1) Take clear tape, write your name on it, stick it on your friend’s arm like a tattoo.
2) Take colored masking tape, wrap it around your little finger, pretend it’s a band-aid.
3) Take masking tape, place it over your mouth, act surprised when teacher asks what’s up. Take tape off when teacher says it could be a possible breathing hazard.
NOTE: A YEAR OR SO LATER I find myself receiving all sorts of posts from pissed off teachers. While I understand their frustration might be huge and vast and the need to post angry blasts on a stranger’s blog is necessary for them, I find it weird. C’mon, people, this isn’t the place…go find a a chat room or some other form of internet support group. Some of the bitching is so bad I’ve chosen to delete the posts altogether because I’d hate to support such ill-will against students I don’t even know. So please, leave your comments somewhere else.
December 14th, 2005 at 10:44 pm
Man, this sounds an *awfully* lot like my work. Luckily, my boss isn’t an ol’ stick in the mud about mouth tape like SOME kindergarten teachers I know.
December 16th, 2005 at 1:30 pm
Mara.. I hope our little Jack has you as a teacher someday.. You can learn him some respect
Are you gonna be around to see me? I’ll be there from the 27th to the 30th..
February 7th, 2006 at 4:36 am
I feel your pain. I am a middle school teacher in Texas and have learned to hate children with a passion. We I see any kid, I want to hiss and retreat into the shadows. My job is basically a babysitter. I teach art and the kids they give me are a bunch of losers that should be in something else. I want to be an Assistant Principal, you know, so I can use my hate for a purpose. All I can say it is that I spend most days on the internet, searching for a new job. Get out while you still can………run.
October 2nd, 2006 at 4:03 pm
I found people that feel my pain! I feel like that girl bumblebee on the Blind Melon MTV video.
I typed in “I hate being a teacher” into google just to vent. I need to stop complaining to my husband, or he might leave me. I’ve been so negative lately.
I teach 7th grade English/History in Southern CA…ya, I know. I took a poll in class to see how many of my students drink Monster Drinks during lunch, right before my class. Almost all of them of course. Oh, and they drink coffee too. They’re so insane in the membrane!
November 26th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
I am a second grade teacher in Atlanta, GA. I have come to truly despise this entire profession. There is no discipline at all, no one wants to suspend these bad asses, and they get to middle school and half of them end up dropping out anyway, unless you teach in the North part of Atlanta, and then you are dealing with psycho parents. I applied to grad school for school psy. and my hubby said I must work until I graduate, which means three more years of hell if I get in. My advice to anyone thinking about teaching…don’t do it, it’s not worth the stress or the summers off. It is the worst job!!!!