Preschool week. What. A. Blast.
Well.
It's official.
The administration at my school sucks. Big hairy monkey balls.
First:
Found out yesterday that my GRAMMAR text books didn't come. Why is this important? Because there are NO 10th grade grammar texts. AT ALL. We've looked everywhere. The storage room. The other teachers' rooms. In boxes. They're just not there. Must have got lost in the shuffle. SO. I filled out the order form for them at the end of last year. I also ordered Journalism Texts (though I'm not teaching that anymore, and omg is that another story.), Things Fall Apart, and the Piture of Dorian Gray.
The Journalism texts came in. The 'new' journalism teacher has those, AND yes. he's coming to me for help. Again, another story.
Thing Fall Apart came in.
And that's it. How the hell am I supposed to teach grammar without text books? THAT I ORDERED? I'm so pissed about that.
Second:
Freshman class officers asked me at the end of last year to be their new class sponsor. The original one was leaving for Ohio, and they'd already asked most everyone else - who all said 'no.' So I said I'd do it. Cool! When I talked to the previous sponsor, I asked her if I needed to let anyone know, and she said she'd taken care of it. That she'd already told the principal and other relevant 'need to know' people.
cut to yesterday morning.
The "Freshman Foundation" co-dean says during the faculty meeting that the sophomore class does have money, and that the sponsor, WHOEVER THAT TURNS OUT TO BE- shouldn't worry about fundraising right off the bat for Homecoming. The money's there. I said, "I know. Beth told me when I said I'd be the sponsor." DEAN of the Freshman Foundation says to me, very catty and "I can't believe you think you're going to do it" tone of voice, "Does [the principal] know? Because she's advertised it. She thought no one was doing it. And since she's advertised it, you'll have to SUBMIT YOUR NAME TO BE INTERVIEWED."
I'm sorry? I agreed to do it last year when most everyone else turned it down. NOW, I have to INTERVIEW for the damn position? One other name I saw on the list was a completely new guy: first year, uncertified teacher, Asst. JV Baseball coach, AND participant in the Alternative Certification Training Program. If he gets the job over me? I don't want to talk about it. I HATE HATE HATE our administration.
Third
The Journalism class. Ohhhh, those of you that read the saga that was this class last year, you're going to be so effin' pleased about what has happened this year. Ohhhohohohohoh. Recap: the class was taken away from me a) because I failed to produce a paper for every month, b)I didn't know what I was doing and didn't bother to seek assistance (big fat lie, NO ONE WOULD HELP ME!)
Found out who has the class this week (now everyone appreciate the irony with me):
new teacher. First FULL year on the staff. Does not know the community or the school all that well. HAS NEVER TAKEN A JOURNALISM CLASS, NOR RUN ONE. Sound familiar? Get this! He's already - ALREADY - been given the runaround about how to run the class and what he's supposed to do. He's asked the teacher who had it before me to help him and GOT NOTHING!!!!! Granted, that guy's now the REgistrar and is very busy with the conversion to alternating block, but still! The SAME things that I went through, the current Journalism teacher is now experiencing. So. I'M his sole source of info. ME. The chick the ADMINISTRATION took the class away from.
And THIS is the guy who gets the book. That I ordered. For a class I no longer teach. While I don't get the books that I NEED AND ORDERED for the class I DO teach. I HATE HATE HARE my administration.
Fourth
We had a get together to welcome back the teachers tonight. Out of 62 faculty members? 12 showed up. Fucking TWELVE. And they wonder why the morale at our school sucks.
All of this leads to the fact that I'm pissed. I feel like I'm not appreciated, in fact, I really get the feeling that the administration doesn't like me. BUT I have numerical proof that what I do is successful. My kids' FCAT scores? Through the roof. All but 4 of my students passed the test. A VAST improvement from their previous year's scores.
I LOVE my students. LOVE them. Even the 'bad' ones. But I really really really HATE HATE HATE our administration.
And now I'm done bitching.
What I'm pleased about:
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ladycat777 has been nom'd several times at the Stargate fanfic awards. Whoot! You go chicka!!!!!
uberaeryn posted the Luke/Noah kiss from As The World Turns on her LJ. Yay! Gay kissage on Daytime TV!!!!! And the way the first kiss came about?? Awwwwww. So sweet and cute and kinda hot.
entrenous88 has updated Cuddly Predators. WhooT. I LOVE that story. Spike teaching Odo how to hunt has got to be one of the best scene in fan fic I've read in a LONG time.
It's official.
The administration at my school sucks. Big hairy monkey balls.
First:
Found out yesterday that my GRAMMAR text books didn't come. Why is this important? Because there are NO 10th grade grammar texts. AT ALL. We've looked everywhere. The storage room. The other teachers' rooms. In boxes. They're just not there. Must have got lost in the shuffle. SO. I filled out the order form for them at the end of last year. I also ordered Journalism Texts (though I'm not teaching that anymore, and omg is that another story.), Things Fall Apart, and the Piture of Dorian Gray.
The Journalism texts came in. The 'new' journalism teacher has those, AND yes. he's coming to me for help. Again, another story.
Thing Fall Apart came in.
And that's it. How the hell am I supposed to teach grammar without text books? THAT I ORDERED? I'm so pissed about that.
Second:
Freshman class officers asked me at the end of last year to be their new class sponsor. The original one was leaving for Ohio, and they'd already asked most everyone else - who all said 'no.' So I said I'd do it. Cool! When I talked to the previous sponsor, I asked her if I needed to let anyone know, and she said she'd taken care of it. That she'd already told the principal and other relevant 'need to know' people.
cut to yesterday morning.
The "Freshman Foundation" co-dean says during the faculty meeting that the sophomore class does have money, and that the sponsor, WHOEVER THAT TURNS OUT TO BE- shouldn't worry about fundraising right off the bat for Homecoming. The money's there. I said, "I know. Beth told me when I said I'd be the sponsor." DEAN of the Freshman Foundation says to me, very catty and "I can't believe you think you're going to do it" tone of voice, "Does [the principal] know? Because she's advertised it. She thought no one was doing it. And since she's advertised it, you'll have to SUBMIT YOUR NAME TO BE INTERVIEWED."
I'm sorry? I agreed to do it last year when most everyone else turned it down. NOW, I have to INTERVIEW for the damn position? One other name I saw on the list was a completely new guy: first year, uncertified teacher, Asst. JV Baseball coach, AND participant in the Alternative Certification Training Program. If he gets the job over me? I don't want to talk about it. I HATE HATE HATE our administration.
Third
The Journalism class. Ohhhh, those of you that read the saga that was this class last year, you're going to be so effin' pleased about what has happened this year. Ohhhohohohohoh. Recap: the class was taken away from me a) because I failed to produce a paper for every month, b)I didn't know what I was doing and didn't bother to seek assistance (big fat lie, NO ONE WOULD HELP ME!)
Found out who has the class this week (now everyone appreciate the irony with me):
new teacher. First FULL year on the staff. Does not know the community or the school all that well. HAS NEVER TAKEN A JOURNALISM CLASS, NOR RUN ONE. Sound familiar? Get this! He's already - ALREADY - been given the runaround about how to run the class and what he's supposed to do. He's asked the teacher who had it before me to help him and GOT NOTHING!!!!! Granted, that guy's now the REgistrar and is very busy with the conversion to alternating block, but still! The SAME things that I went through, the current Journalism teacher is now experiencing. So. I'M his sole source of info. ME. The chick the ADMINISTRATION took the class away from.
And THIS is the guy who gets the book. That I ordered. For a class I no longer teach. While I don't get the books that I NEED AND ORDERED for the class I DO teach. I HATE HATE HARE my administration.
Fourth
We had a get together to welcome back the teachers tonight. Out of 62 faculty members? 12 showed up. Fucking TWELVE. And they wonder why the morale at our school sucks.
All of this leads to the fact that I'm pissed. I feel like I'm not appreciated, in fact, I really get the feeling that the administration doesn't like me. BUT I have numerical proof that what I do is successful. My kids' FCAT scores? Through the roof. All but 4 of my students passed the test. A VAST improvement from their previous year's scores.
I LOVE my students. LOVE them. Even the 'bad' ones. But I really really really HATE HATE HATE our administration.
And now I'm done bitching.
What I'm pleased about:
ladycat777 has been nom'd several times at the Stargate fanfic awards. Whoot! You go chicka!!!!!uberaeryn posted the Luke/Noah kiss from As The World Turns on her LJ. Yay! Gay kissage on Daytime TV!!!!! And the way the first kiss came about?? Awwwwww. So sweet and cute and kinda hot. entrenous88 has updated Cuddly Predators. WhooT. I LOVE that story. Spike teaching Odo how to hunt has got to be one of the best scene in fan fic I've read in a LONG time.