Reply #7: I think you should just take some time... [View All]

[Tom Kitten]

sit back in an overstuffed chair, and relax for awhile...

if you're teaching, your students should be your main concern...do you think you're successfully teaching them anything? Do any of them like you?

Of course it's your first year jitters, I wouldn't be so hard on yourself...The admin, of course, that's a different story...

People are insecure all over (I mean look at me) and the higher ups look upon this as a way to manipulate you through fear. It's an old story, been going on for years, and don't look for it to get any better soon...Let's face it, people like us have to adapt, and that can be done without growing callous to those who need our individual help. No, it's not a good situation to be in but we're being forced into it!

All I can say to you right now is this...Those kids you teach are your number one responsibility...so teach them as best you can! And by doing so you stimulate your own mind and by doing so you can better your own situation by increasing your self confidence in your own abilities...which I'm sure you have! I'd just do that and worry about June when it rolls around...In the interim, you know you have friends here! After all, we're all in this together!