Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Good lord, what a day.

I was observed -- again -- today. I received two bad observations today, too. Honestly, it's a wonder that I was ever hired back to any job with the reviews I've been getting. Clark County doesn't have enough teachers, but clearly no one wants a bad teacher.

So, what next? I am so tired of the same crap. One observer reported that while students were working in groups (an area I'd done poorly on in the past), they were passing notes as I was circulating in the room. I was docked because my students arrived to class without their work completed (work that was supposed to have been finished during class time). Then, I was told to call the parents of students who: don't come to class prepared, with their homework, misbehave. Reality check: I started the year doing that and got no where.

All of these observations are a thinly veiled attempt by my boss to give me a bad review so he can just be a dick. What really pisses me off is that I have asked several times if it would be easier if I just left. Really. what more can I do? Despite the visits to other classes, I still see no real instruction happening. That's the difference between me and the other teachers. They give work but don't instruct. Keeping kids busy doesn't teach them anything. My students are actively learning -- I require them to participate, but they don't really know how to respect one another and me. Then of course I get in trouble because I have bad classroom management. The bottom line is one of philosophy -- sometimes, in my humble opinion, teaching kids is noisy and messy -- another philosophy would be to just pass them and keep 'em quiet. Not a line I care to buy in to.

How many days left????

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