Several weeks ago the talk started. People quietly whispering in the hall way. Others openly speculating for all to hear while people look at them like they are nuts. Some people talking about others behind their backs. As time has marched on relationships have become more tense. Emotions are running high and all eagerly wait to see what will go down at tribal council...or staff meeting. Thats right this is all happening at my school. Teachers have no idea what they are teaching next year and I think people are going to start losing it if we don't find out soon. My teaching partner and I have joked about people trying to make alliances as they decide who they'll be teaching with.
The tension has spread to the kids. Poor kids I think they're getting it from both the teachers and the parents. I have fielded several phone calls from parents that are just as anxious as the teachers. They have heard it through the grapevine. What they think they know is always pretty interesting.
I had no idea what the end of the school year was really like from the teacher side of things. So many things have to be prepared for the next year and I'm trying to wind up this year at the same time. It is a crazy, hectic time of year. People are unpredictable and more last minute things keep cropping up!
I have 9 more teaching days!!! Then a work day and a few conferences. I can hardly believe that my first year of teaching is almost over. It is a little bittersweet. In some ways I am very ready and in others I need a little more time. The first year is supposed to be the hardest and double session kinder is apparently the worst assignment ever, so if I teach again next year hopefully I will be a more effective and less stressed teacher. Or maybe I'll be off on another adventure, only time can tell.
3 comments:
The best to you in the last few days!
Are you havin cutbacks there, or do they always assign teaching? We are having crazy cutbacks here in the schools!
we are not having cut backs as much as we are trying to use what we have in the most efficient way possible. so they redirected some specialists into mainstream classrooms. We just past a bond so in 2 years i will be in a brand new school.
every year teachers fill out a survey of what they would like to teach next year. depending on numbers of kids numbers of classes needed at each grade level may shift. thus teachers may shift. also some teachers just want to change it up.
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