September 24, 2018

1. Teachers are often never acknowledged for their work. Then when they are, it becomes a curse as you are then asked to do everything. I am in the latter group. I'm trying to be better and take my roses now...

2. Trying to mentor someone that is focused on other things...or people....is for the birds. Making me look bad because you are saying you're good and I'm like ok. 

3. I'm not sure why these people think writing a lesson plan as detailed as they want it will be anything other than words on paper. Plans change , kids ask question and I get off the lesson. I have a base plan but freestyling keeps me stress free.

4. I hate when kids repeat what their parents say. I hate it even more when the parent is a co-worker....EYE know what EYE can do and I SEE what you can do. Let's not get besides ourselves now...

5. OMG READ TO YOUR CHILDREN. Your children can't write because they can't read. It is a cycle that is hard to break the older they get.

6. Talking to parents is....a doozy.

6a. Me: Your child has failed my class for this six weeks.
Parental: Oh no! Did they come to tutorials?
Me internally*: Umm no....did they arrive home later than usual?

6b. Me: Your child has failed my class for this six weeks.
Parental: That dumb mutha.....I'm pissed off....we have some things going on at home. I'm not paying for summer school this summer behind this dumba$$ mutha...
Me internally*: Please just hang up and save all this energy for when your child gets home. I did nothing wrong! In fact I didn't even fail them fail them...they just need to do better to get their semester average up! I did them a favor!

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