Comments on: I did it! http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/2010/01/i-did-it/ What's in your bag? Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:41:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ary Aranguiz http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/2010/01/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Ary Aranguiz Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:04:22 +0000 http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/?p=246#comment-75 You got that right! Thanks for responding! Good luck to you as well! You got that right! Thanks for responding! Good luck to you as well!

]]> By: Host http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/2010/01/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Host Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:30:20 +0000 http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/?p=246#comment-74 You know, we teachers, or ex-teachers, probably could read from the same script. It's the same all over. I've spoken with teachers on each coast, and from north to south. It sucks in the public, and many private school systems. There's definitely a disconnect between all the players. I just got tired of it all. The utter laziness of too many of today's students is just appalling. All that classroom management, lesson planning, being subjected to any and every negative thing that could come down the pike, was just too much for me. Plus, another thing happened. A friend of mine came down with a debilitating disease that has left her paralyzed since June, 2009. She's younger than I am. I got to thinking, man, if I got that ill under my then circumstances, I'd be pizzed off. Miserable and sick too! No thanks. One thing about being a teacher, you/we can teach ourselves just about anything. So it's only a matter of finding or rediscovering your passion and nurturing it. We'll be ok. We are survivors. Thanks for stopping by. I'll be sure to check out your site. Good luck with it! You know, we teachers, or ex-teachers, probably could read from the same script. It’s the same all over. I’ve spoken with teachers on each coast, and from north to south. It sucks in the public, and many private school systems. There’s definitely a disconnect between all the players.

I just got tired of it all. The utter laziness of too many of today’s students is just appalling. All that classroom management, lesson planning, being subjected to any and every negative thing that could come down the pike, was just too much for me. Plus, another thing happened. A friend of mine came down with a debilitating disease that has left her paralyzed since June, 2009. She’s younger than I am. I got to thinking, man, if I got that ill under my then circumstances, I’d be pizzed off. Miserable and sick too! No thanks.

One thing about being a teacher, you/we can teach ourselves just about anything. So it’s only a matter of finding or rediscovering your passion and nurturing it. We’ll be ok. We are survivors.

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be sure to check out your site. Good luck with it!

]]> By: Ary Aranguiz http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/2010/01/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Ary Aranguiz Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:17:50 +0000 http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/?p=246#comment-73 I don't know how long you were a teacher, but I can completely relate to your experience. I submitted my resignation after 20 years in the classroom. I am a Nationally Board Certified Teacher, and I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5; my mom was a teacher; my aunt was a teacher. It's in my blood and in my soul! But how miserable I was for so long! I wish I could still be a teacher in a school where I made the rules! Like you described, I too could not stand going to one more pointless meeting, one more parent conference where I was at fault for teaching, one more day forced to water down a curriculum designed for gifted students, but being taught to students whose parents did not want them to learn. I could no longer deal with the hypocrisy and the politics. I can go on and on with stories of the injustices I endured over 20 years with students, parents, administrators and even my fellow colleagues. I did not have good administrators...my assistant principal told me I was teaching too much...tone it down! That was the last straw for me! He had been a teacher for less than 10 years, and he was giving me tips on how to be more caring! I am a freakin' NBCT! No one cared or valued my expertise! I have decided like you to take it one day at a time. I no longer have chest pains due to stress; I've lost 7 lbs, and I am happy to get up in the morning not dreading the day ahead like I used to. I could no longer cope with being a part of the hypocrisy. I have empowered myself by starting a blog to empower other teachers. Please consider becoming a follower. You sound like we went through similar experiences. I would love to hear more of your thoughts and ways to empower those who aren't as lucky as we to be able to tell the system, take this job and shove it. It took me 20 years to be able to do this! Check out my site: theempoweredteacher.blogspot.com I don’t know how long you were a teacher, but I can completely relate to your experience. I submitted my resignation after 20 years in the classroom. I am a Nationally Board Certified Teacher, and I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5; my mom was a teacher; my aunt was a teacher. It’s in my blood and in my soul! But how miserable I was for so long! I wish I could still be a teacher in a school where I made the rules! Like you described, I too could not stand going to one more pointless meeting, one more parent conference where I was at fault for teaching, one more day forced to water down a curriculum designed for gifted students, but being taught to students whose parents did not want them to learn. I could no longer deal with the hypocrisy and the politics. I can go on and on with stories of the injustices I endured over 20 years with students, parents, administrators and even my fellow colleagues. I did not have good administrators…my assistant principal told me I was teaching too much…tone it down! That was the last straw for me! He had been a teacher for less than 10 years, and he was giving me tips on how to be more caring! I am a freakin’ NBCT! No one cared or valued my expertise!

I have decided like you to take it one day at a time. I no longer have chest pains due to stress; I’ve lost 7 lbs, and I am happy to get up in the morning not dreading the day ahead like I used to. I could no longer cope with being a part of the hypocrisy. I have empowered myself by starting a blog to empower other teachers. Please consider becoming a follower. You sound like we went through similar experiences. I would love to hear more of your thoughts and ways to empower those who aren’t as lucky as we to be able to tell the system, take this job and shove it. It took me 20 years to be able to do this! Check out my site:

theempoweredteacher.blogspot.com

]]> By: Dee http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/2010/01/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Dee Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:28:42 +0000 http://mustbeaponyinthere.com/?p=246#comment-70 Brave move, but you got to do what you got to do. I wish you luck! Brave move, but you got to do what you got to do. I wish you luck!

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