I had a Minnesota AFL-CIO General Board meeting today. I mentioned we were working to rule and everyone gave me that look of support and sympathy. It's nice to be in a group where everyone gets it when you talk about the importance of fair pay. I had a tough time concentrating though as I kept thinking of all the things that could be going wrong back in my classroom. My students are really terrific this year, but images of technology crashes, students running wild, and small desk fires ran through my head. I was in such a rush to get all the materials together, I imagined my sub floundering to understand my lesson plans and cursing my name.
When I wasn't stressing out, I was reminising. Before teaching, I had a job in sales. Sitting in the corporate style meeting took my back to halcyon days of using the restroom whenever I wanted, having a generous pay package and hour long lunches, and being accountable for only things I could actually affect. On the flip side, I didn't care about my work and it was totally unsatisfying. I went into sales to see if the grass was greener. It wasn't greener, but it was much higher.
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Great idea....and GREAT posts!!! I get really irritated with W2R as it applies to SpEd. Yes, there is NO POSSIBLE way for all of us to get our paperwork done, teach 5 classes a day, and case manage 20+ kids in 7 hours and x minutes......so why can't we also prove a point?!?!?!? If we can't get our work done, and we need to put in more hours......then PAY US MORE!!!! UGH!
Ok, I'm done.
I'm just overstressed, overtired....and SICK OF NOT BEING APPRECIATED by the district.
See you tomorrow.......for Day 4! :)
Julie- you amaze us all. Great idea and a great stress reliever. I hope that teachers have the time and extra effort to log on and add a paragraph about what is working for them to drop their workload - if the district will not come up with time or money. This is why we have a UNION. Stay focused - communicate and support one another. Thanks!
John Belpedio
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