- I get sick of my students.
- They bitch and moan when they have no effin' right to bitch and moan.
- There's drama every freakin' day of their life.
- They can't do anything themselves.
- They're exceptionally lazy and, if you call them on it, you're "yelling at them". Believe me, you'll know when I'm yelling at you.
- I wish I didn't have to deal with declining enrollment in my classes
- I wish I didn't have to sacrifice higher standards in order to keep kids in my class.
- I wish my administrators would concentrate on learning rather than test scores and AP enrollment.
- I wish I could just have a job where I could just shoot video and edit. No students, no parents, no administrators.
- I wish I had the time to produce a documentary on the plight of local diners trying to survive in a world of chain restaurants.
- I wish I could turn this whole blogging thing into a career of some sort.
- I wish I could get more comments per entry.
- I wonder if it's even worth it.
- I need a break from running, blogging, reading about running, etc.
- I get into "running funks".
- I wish that everything made sense and I could get back into some sort of rhythm.
- You need to keep things in perspective.
Sometimes you just have bad runs.
*side note - a HEEEEUUUUGE congratulations out to all of those who ran their races this weekend! Through nerves, self-doubt, pain, etc., you all persevered. I'm proud, excited, and-yes- jealous of all of you. I'd list all of those people here, but I'd genuinely feel awful if I left someone out.
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Sorry things are so unhappy right now. But you're post got a total lurker to actually post a comment :-). Hope things get better!
Ick. This is why I hate to post comments. Excuse the "you're" instead of the "your"
Sounds like you need a drinky. I'll buy ;-)
*HUGS*
Sometimes you just need to indulge in a funk.
But not for too long
This is for the 12th bullet, in case you couldn't tell ;)
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The Daily Grind. He's a teacher just like you. And, he hit the skids today.
Our business is a bitch sometimes.
Hang in there...hey how about a well deserved *sick* day?
:)
Understand the frustration today and I only have one teenager that is wearing on my last nerve. I couldn't imagine a classroom(s) of them and their drama.
I hear you, Razz. ((hugs))
Oh, do I hear you on the students!! There is a compete lack of ownership and responsibility over one's education these days...when I was teaching in graduate school I couldn't believe the hand holding students expected. When I was in college professors were hired for research and publication and simply passed information on...there was no TEACHING...students today are lucky!
This is why I'm a librarian, not a teacher. ;o)
Hope the running funk ends soon and the kids catch a clue (ok, I know the clue catching won't happen, but maybe the running funk will end).
Hmm.
Sometimes I think "I should just quit my job and become a teacher. I want to feel I'm actually making a difference and an impact on kids' lives every day."
Not today, though.
I know dissatisfaction WELL. But you're right. Sometimes you just have bad runs. Hope this one is short at least.
I can totally relate to your first 7 bullet points! Also, I think the diner-documentary idea is fabulous! Now, you just need funding.
Sometimes it doesn't help when your football team keeps losing and your f%*king baseball team is giving away home runs like they're going out of style.
Hang in there, man.
Amen my runnin' brotha...I hear ya. Take heart, because sometimes you have GREAT runs, that make all the crap seem worth it.
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