For teachers.........Happy Back to School!!

School started at 8:15 today and by 9:00 one of my students was suspended, and another was suspended before lunch. The first kid was already at the alternative campus 4 times last year, in 7th grade. Got sent home because a teacher asked him to put his iPhone away and he copped an attitude with her and then with the AP, along with not putting the phone and earbuds away. Then just got up and walked out of the building. Don't know yet, why the second kid was suspended. We need a shaking head in disbelief icon.
 
Tommorrow is my first day with the kids. It will be my first first day of school as a teacher. I did long term sub work last year for 3 months.
I am a little bit nervous, a little bit scared and a lot excited. First day jitters. I tried to go to bed at about 8:30 but am trolling the net at 11 bc I can't sleep.
I think I'm at a great school. I really like the admin so far and inservice wasn't the beat down described by others (thou I'm sure it might look different in year 3 or 30).
Good luck to all of yall.
 
I'm a father of four in-school children. On behalf of parents everywhere, I just want to thank you teachers for all of what you do and what you have to endure on a daily basis. I've been a part of school bond committees and yearly school campus direction planning groups, so I've had the experience of hearing some of the bad experiences that teachers have faced along with many of the great and uplifiting stories that have come along. Therefore, I have even more of an appreciation for teachers. Sometimes it helps just to know that you are appreciated - and you are.
 
World history 10th graders. I'd probably like us or govt/econ a little better but happy to be in ss with great admin I think.
Ssistant girls soccer coach which is funny bc I know nothing about coaching girls and little about soccer. That's ok, my head coach is good, I'll just have to follow orders.
 
Ditto what Lone Star said. Thank you to all you teachers for what you do! My 8th grader is really into his classes, much more than his older sisters ever were. Good teachers make all the difference. Thanks!
 
They've slowly taken away a teacher's autonomy in the classroom. Doing a good job is no longer enough. You must document how you did it and throw in as many buzzwords as possible. Once you finally lose all of your common sense you are ready to become an administrator. Once in the big chair you can pretend you believe the nonsense and shove it down to the minions.

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Yep. It makes admin look good. they can say "Hey, look what we're doing to improve student learning." And yes, you have to play the game, but damn, it's hard to do sometimes and keep a straight face.
 
LOL at the comment about the bartender. A fellow teacher told his story last year. He is a regular customer at a liquor store, and one day the clerk at the store finally asked what he did for a living. He said the clerk nodded in admiration.
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When I was teaching HS juniors, several of them worked at the grocery store I used. I was getting ready for a happy hour, and was buying beer, wine and whiskey sour mix. Naturally one of my kids checked me out, and he said "Do you drink all of this?" I replied, straight-faced, "How do you think I make it through a day of teaching all of you?" Of course this was in the 70's - I'd probably get fired for that now.
 
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