is it just me, or does this job SUCK THE BIG ONE??? any other teachers out there who work WAY too many hours (like 11/day) and can’t understand why you can’t seem to catch up on work????
yeah, so that’s kind of how things have been going since school started a month ago. i’ve made through a little over 4 weeks, and the countdown to June has begun. 31 weeks and 3 days left.
my class is pretty good for the most part, but i literally have the patience of a common housefly. so that doesn’t work out too well. not to mention that my class had been determined to be especially “low,” meaning there are many students who need regular “interventions” in order to help them do well, and i am not exaggerating when i say that there is NO TIME to do these things. not when you’re inexperienced, at least. like me.
SIGH. grades are due tomorrow morning, so i’ve been grading papers hardcore for the last 2 days. i’m finally finished, apart from the 10-12 grades i don’t have because the freaking kids won’t turn in their freaking assignments. i’m not bitter.
oh, i just remembered: there are 2 things about my job that i DO like. here they are:
1. the days go by really fast. it’s not like an office, where i checked the clock at 9:03, checked the clock again later, and only 26 minutes had passed. so that’s good.
2. i’m pretty much my own boss, so to speak, during the day. yes, there are bosses that i have to report to, obviously, and certain things that i have to do, and i have to be evaluated at some point, but on a day-to-day basis, I don’t have anyone staring over my shoulder and giving me the play-by-play of how my hours are spent. so that’s nice.
other than that…not so good. i’m just burning myself out by working so much, i know that. i’ve been warned about it. but the problem is, i can’t get my work done any faster, so i’m not sure what the solution is. help!
i don’t think it helps that C has been out of town (training for the new job) for a week and a half. he’s coming back Friday night, thank GOD. not that i’m not independent for the most part, but you just get used to having someone around, you know? i just miss being able to talk to him and cuddle and other such dumb stuff. i mean, we talk every day, but it’s very brief, and we’re both just down right now. his work stuff is so boring, and some guy who’s in the hotel room next door knocks on his door like 6 times a day for things like:
1. checking to see if he wants to get a bite to eat.
2. checking to see if he knows how to use the coffee maker.
3. checking to see if he wants some coffee.
4. checking to see if he wants some tylenol.
5. and so on.
at least the guy is there with the govt. as well, so he’s not just some random weirdo.
at least next week AND the week after that are 4 day weeks. YAY!
i really need to shave my legs.
i just finished up performances for songs for a new world, and i’m so sad it’s over. we all cried sunday, or at least most of us. i can’t say i didn’t start the sobfest–in the 2nd to last song, nonetheless. whoops! and i sing a big solo in the last one, too, so it was inconvenient timing, really. the cast was just awesome, and i love them! i miss them already.
that’s all for now, kids.
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