Our Jobs Are On The Line
Today, I had another long meeting, after it, I didn’t get home until 9 PM last night (a second dinner meeting for an elective class that I teach). Who doesn’t hate meetings? Especially when they are unproductive! Anyway, the meeting expressed the need for documentation, again and again. Documentation for failing students. Documentation for failure rates and interventions and IEPs and uniform classroom rules and just on and on. At one point during the meeting, AP said, “Our jobs are on the line, here!” Since when did teaching become sooo serious that I could lose my job for not documenting things? Or checking a child’s uniform? (Lord knows I’m guilty of that one) Teaching and learning are supposed to be fun. The great thing about this meeting: food was provided. I appreciate folks that know teachers like to eat!
In other news, I had a conference the moment I walked in the school building today. Seriously, I hadn’t even clocked in and the principal was like, “Can I see you in my office?” Normally, these meetings are NEVER good. But in this one, my Principal and AP defended me like I the best thing since sliced bread and there was no reprimand after the meeting. This is the FIRST time, I have had a meeting of the sort! The last time, I had this type of meeting I received a verbal reprimand afterward. Sooooo, I guess I’m doing pretty good. All of the blame for this one was place on the student and rightly so!
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Another review video, this time it is about Ancient India, Mesopotamia & the Greek gods. Funny stuff.
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January 14, 2010 8:00 pm
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By Margaret, January 15, 2010 @ 7:56 pm
Well, how about some support from admin and the parents?? That’s what I say. Are we supposed to be doing EVERYTHING for these students? I’m so glad that the office chat was positive!
By HappyChyck, January 16, 2010 @ 8:07 am
I hear ya! Some days is the the paperwork–related to nothing I’m TEACHING–that wears me out. I get kind of pissy the the students when they cause me more paperwork, and I’m not afraid to tell them.