Now I do not know how it was for any of my Fellow Teachers out there. But My 5th year as Student teacher was a very bad joke.
In that I went thru ***** University Masters Program for Education. Where the only things that I really learned really well.
A. Was how to write out some really big checks to them.
B. That Education Degrees are a joke.
(My undergrad GPA was a 2.75 & then all of a sudden. I had a GPA of 3.5 for grad school)
But that is for small minds to ponder upon.
Now for the really great part!
So I somehow made it thru the complex maze of Classes that I had to go thru after working a full time as a Substitute Teacher at Juvenile Hall.
I went and saw my Academic Advisor.
Who then told me that I could not do my Student teaching at Juvenile Hall. But instead go over and teach at her Husband the Principal’s School for FREE!
Needless to say, I was a very happy camper about that one. So after a lot of crying, screaming and other unprofessional things and incidents. Off I went to Hubbys School.
Where I met my Mentor Teacher “Mr. B**E. Where upon he showed me the classroom and then disappeared for the next 5 weeks.
So what does one do? Well I took roll and put the kids to work. For the next 5 weeks.
Until the day the Principal showed up and asked “Who the Hell are you?”. I then asked “Who the hell are you”back.
After that somewhat lengthy verbal counseling session given to me was finished. My Mentor Teacher for some reason came back ASAP. Then the good times showed up. (Not really)
Bottom line – I still do not know why “they” let me into a classroom. But I guess that I fooled them all. Maybe I should’ve gone to Truck Driving School instead! NAH!
Here are some memes that might or might not help you in the “Most noble of Professions”.
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You will be amazed on how many trees / lined paper an average Teacher will go through!
IEP’s the world’s greatest waste of time!
Most Teachers are frustrated artists
I never had that problem in Juvenile Hall Court Schools
But all Teachers have this one.
Especially with really boring subjects!
I myself have been called Dad though!
One of the things that was really hard for me to accept. Was the fact there are a few folks who just do not want to learn!
Been there & said that!
They actually believe that we will buy this!
This one actually worked for me!
Every day, all the day for me!
Especially in today’s world, this is was a problem for me!
I still have Flashbacks even after several years of retirement!
The Black Hole of Education is when: