On a different note other than data, today I had class and noticed that one of my peers was visible upset. I prodded a bit and they opened up to me. They were upset about where education was going and how many games, hoops or whatever you want to call it are involved these days. They were upset about the strict regulations and policies when talking to students or dealing with them. How, today, if you don't cover your ass, you might get screwed by everyone; the students, their parents, other teachers, your superiors, and the list is endless. Why did education have to get to this point? How did so much nonsense get in the way of education? I feel that being a teacher has become and is becoming increasingly more stressful and overwhelming throughout the years. Teachers are people,they have families, they make mistakes, have their own problems and at the end of the day teaching is their job. While teaching is an important job and they should know that their is a lot of hard work to do it correctly, what is the purpose of adding extra unnecessary stress? Teachers have enough stress trying to manage all the needs of a class and planing lessons that will cover content and interest students.
That is ohhh so true, I use to think of my job as a very simple experience, and now it is causing me anxiety. Yet when we discuss the salary issue with others, that is overlooked. Much of this anxiety however is self inflicted becuase we DO care. If we didnt care, then our students maybe would be even worse off. As educators we are taking on the major respeonsibility of much of societies weaknesses.
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