teaching

I did it!

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I turned in my resignation! Whew! There are a couple of schools of thought on quitting one’s job. One group says, “do it! take a chance, rediscover yourself.” Another group says, “don’t quit ’til you have another job in place.” Well I don’t have anything else lined up – in THIS economy. Brave move if Read more...

The worst job ever… Read more...

One time I read a guy’s blog where he was going on and on about the breaks teachers get. He had a problem with it. He calculated the time off with the pay and decided that we teachers were well paid afterall. I felt he missed some variables in his calculations. Like the price our Read more...

I could become one. Ordinarily, I might have a fruity drink, with a dash of liquor,  maybe twice a year. No buzz, just a pretense of being grown-up when I’m out with friends. But lately…this job has me salivating for something stronger whenever I go out. I mean I want the real stuff – no Read more...

A little rant

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Getting educated is hard work! Read more...

Kill Joys

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One of the things I dislike about working in the public (and with the public) is that someone will come along and mess up a perfectly ok day with some crap. Now it’s no secret that I dislike my job. But I gotta work, ’cause I have to feed this pesky little habit called eating. Read more...

I’ve been back in the classroom for two weeks and I’m still alive. I am pleased. Teaching last year was horrific. I felt more like a warden at Alcatraz than a teacher. I still wonder if I managed to teach ANYTHING!  Oh wait, there were those handful of students who told me “gee, I really Read more...

I will paint them blue… Read more...