#teachingmatters

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[bassaminfotech]

Grateful for the mentors who guide us, the educators who inspire us, and the teachers who believe in us. 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫

[busydisneymama]

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[rassiascenter-blog]

A quote from JAR on the Self and Reality. #languagelearning #rassiasmethod #rassiascenter #teachingmatters #teachfromtheheart #nocrusts #dartmouthcollege #dartmouthalumni

[shastess]

As teachers we get a powerful role in children’s lives. It is a huge responsibility and honor to me. One that I try to remember on days where I’m having things thrown at my head and I’m being called names. #lookoutforflyingobjects #imawhat #howdoyouspellthat . . . . #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teacherlife #teachingishard #iteachtoo #teachingmatters #kidsdeserveit #iteachfourth #iteachfifth #teachergram #igteachers #igteacher #instateachers #instateach #instateacher http://bit.ly/2VpbhhZ

[teacherstao]

Simple reminders from Todd Whitaker. #TeachingMatters

[education30and40blog]

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Free K-8 #RemoteLearning Curriculum from @TeachingMatters

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A blog to share ideas about innovative, real, and relevant learning.

[reformschool]

December 03, 2019 at 11:02AM

Happening now: #NolaEd advocates & stakeholders gathered at @theadvocateno to discuss recruiting, training, and retaining New Orleans’ teachers. Looking forward to a great conversation! #TeachingMatters pic.twitter.com/eZj1NnRWHE

— DFER Louisiana (@DFERLouisiana) December 3, 2019

RT @DFERLouisiana: Happening now: #NolaEd advocates & stakeholders gathered at @theadvocateno to discuss recruiting, training, and retaining New Orleans’ teachers. Looking forward to a great conversation! #TeachingMatters http://bit.ly/2Lkd3uH

[msrobinsonny]

"There are some important differences between traditional and charter schools. The challenge of a traditional school is that you have to take a child at any level at anytime...it's role is to serve everyone." - @teachingmatters #edtalk #education #schools #school #charter

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[edutechguys]

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[rayboyd007]

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Awesome work @westbeechborops with Mr @josh_d9 and his running club #teachingmatters #teachersmatter

[tdkmlitposts]

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[rassiascenter-blog]

A quote from JAR on the Self and Reality. #languagelearning #rassiasmethod #rassiascenter #teachingmatters #teachfromtheheart #nocrusts #dartmouthcollege #dartmouthalumni

[education30and40blog]

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Free K-8 #RemoteLearning Curriculum from @TeachingMatters

See on Scoop.it - Education 2.0 & 3.0

A blog to share ideas about innovative, real, and relevant learning.

[liingerinthelight-blog]

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Jacques Barzun

I don’t usually post anything but pictures on here, but I need to get something off of my chest that can no longer be silenced.

I’m a teacher. I was lucky enough to get my first teaching job straight out of college, almost a year ago. I was also lucky enough that this job was at a school that I student taught at. I had my reservations about this job because of the things that I had heard from previous employees and my cooperating teacher, but I was in the process of moving & couldn’t afford to turn it down. I loved the school from what I had seen and personally experienced, so why not?

The school year has been pretty good thus far. I love my students, even if they make me want to pull my hair out & scream sometimes. The teachers I work with have been nothing but supportive. I’ve learned a lot so far & I have a clearer vision of what I want my classroom to be like next year. You would think that this doesn’t sound like a hard job, like I have nothing to complain about. You’re hella wrong.

The administration in my building couldn’t be more biased, vicious, sneaky, & unhelpful. From day one, numerous co-workers told me to never put my trust in any administrator. I thought that they were being dramatic, but I had to learn the hard way that they were right on. I have essentially been bullied in every way, shape, or form by every single one of my APs (assistant principals,) even though they all preach teamwork & support. I have been told that if kids are disrespectful, it’s essentially my fault. I don’t get any praise for doing anything right (I don’t expect this either, but come on; a “you’re doing a great job” wouldn’t hurt them…but wait apparently it would,) & they come down on me unnecessarily hard when I do anything wrong. I have also basically been told that I’m not allowed to help my kids after school, yet they tell me to offer every opportunity to my students to maximize their learning. I’m doing things & going through processes I’ve never heard of, being pushed back & forth about the Common Core, & told I’m being evaluated by a system that is now in question (probably because it’s a bunch of crap anyway).

I have realized that teaching has become nothing but politics. This upsets me so incredibly much because it’s ruining the passion that I have (had?) for this profession. When I was in 8th grade, I was set on becoming a teacher because I saw my own teacher inspire all of her students. I participated in creative, fun, & eye/mind-opening activities that maximized my learning & made me (voluntarily) want to gain more knowledge. I saw not only a great woman, but a genuinely amazing teacher who was all about her job. Her passion & dedication shone through in the work she did & the enthusiasm with which she did it. I was lucky enough to see that in 2 more of my English teachers in high school, only furthering my want to be a teacher as well.

I’m finding out now that I essentially went to college for nothing; a private, $40k a year, 4 year college where they promoted & encouraged new ideas, passion, conviction, & taught us the art and make of a good teacher, where they taught me that as a teacher, it’s MY responsibility to bring out the best in my students & do everything that I could to make sure that they learn, understand, & enjoy it. Why the hell did I choose this profession & go to school for this if I’m just going to be shut out, stepped on, abused, & unappreciated? I don’t even know what the word “teacher” means anymore, I don’t know what my job is anymore. I’m responsible for everything, even if it has nothing to do with me or even if it should be a student’s responsibility. Being disrespectful? Your fault. Not performing the way they should? All your fault. Do bad on a test? Definitely your fault.

Do I know that those things are partially my responsibility? Obviously. But no blame is put on students for anything anymore. It doesn’t matter if they talk back to me or choose not to do work, it doesn’t matter if they don’t show up or do work for half the year & then fail a state test. It doesn’t matter if a kid is just a bad apple. Nope, it’s all up to me to fix and/or take total and utter responsibility for. In a dream world (aka the world I thought was possible,) I thought that teachers, students, & parents were responsible for all of this. Rude awakening on my part. I’m sickened by the fact that teaching is not what I had hoped it would be, especially at the particular school that I’m at now. Summers off & breaks mean nothing to me if I’m consistently unhappy at this place, in this profession, a profession that I thought would open doors for me & make me happy. On a side note, anyone who has ever thought or told me that my job is easy, you can suck a big dick. You know nothing about my job, & just because I get home earlier than you & have breaks doesn’t mean I don’t do as much work as you. Please take over for me & tell me you’re happy & can handle all of this! Be smart enough to know that all job fields come with their hardships & difficulties - it doesn’t mean that they do any less or work any less hard than you do from 9-5 to earn their money. Not to get technical, but who taught you those valuable skills that you need in order to get through grade school and/or college so you can actually get a job & function in society? I suppose you just learned all of that on your own with no help from teachers or professors. Those kids that have autism, asbergers, speech impediments, ADD/ADHD, some form of emotional disturbance? I suppose you can effectively teach them without a teaching degree all on your own? (Shoutout to my friends who are Special Education teachers & counselor and psychologists who work tremendously hard, my aunt, cousin & her husband, & most importantly, my mom, the strongest, most brilliant woman I know who has been teaching for 30 years+) What about children who are suicidal, being bullied, have problems at home, face various forms of child abuse, have eating disorders, even stop to confide in you that they’re fighting with a friend? As a teacher, you’re also a parent, friend, mentor, a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen, a second guardian & even a lifeline. As Doctor Evil would say, "Riiiiiiiiiight....." I definitely don’t deserve any day off whatsoever because I do a “bare minimum” of work. Bitch, are you kidding me? I work for my damn paycheck just. like. you. However, I digress.

When someone asked me “Why do you wanna be a teacher?” or “What is teaching to you?” I used to be able to answer them with confidence. Now? I have no clue.