The WASC accreditation visitation is finally finished at work. That should help alleviate some of the work-related stress… and the work-related, time-wasting busy-work we’ve been doing. Now I need to get caught up on IEP plans, get ready for SBAC testing, and, y’know, actually teach the kids some stuff.
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DAY SIXTY-FOUR: Endless Friday
This day at work feels as though it will never end. This week at work feels as though it will never end.
DAY THIRTY-SIX: Yet Another Nail
If this coffin gets any more nails pounded into it, there won’t be room for a body. Work was so very stupid today as to almost defy belief. Seriously, a parent of a 4th grade girl phoned a teacher to complain because a 4th-grade boy called her daughter… pretty?! The daughter apparently “felt uncomfortable” that the boy called her “pretty” and “beautiful,” and telephoned the school to lodge a complaint. Continue reading DAY THIRTY-SIX: Yet Another Nail
DAY THIRTY-FOUR: Another Nail
Yet another reason I have a “100 Days” plan to change my life and change my job: at today’s faculty meeting, the boss told us that the school has no extra money, so for the sake of the “core professionalism” category of our employee evaluation, we should sign up to either bring food or snacks or contribute money to a fund to provide refreshments for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) observation team who will be visiting our school this coming February. “The sign-up sheet will be posted in the office.”
Yes, I am now required as part of my job duties to provide munchies for a highly compensated team of contracted consultants Continue reading DAY THIRTY-FOUR: Another Nail
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: 52 Minutes
My daily one-way drive to work is exactly twenty miles. Today that drive took fifty-two minutes. I covered the initial seventeen miles in twenty-six minutes. The last three miles required an additional twenty-six minutes.
I used to listen to audio podcasts during my commutes, Continue reading DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: 52 Minutes