Let me begin by saying I am not a "new teacher". I have
six years experience. I am a second career teacher. I am
fairly young (early 30's). I have been in my current
school system for a couple of years. I am in a new
building this year.
I have had a difficult time in this building. My grade
assignment was changed behind my back. I dropped out of a
summer master's program to learn a new grade level
curicculum. After doing this I found out my class was
changed by the principal. The current administration of
the school do not even inform of the switch. That was the
start of it all. I took over a room that was stripped to
the bare bones by the other teacher. The school buys us
many supplies and materials. The outgoing teacher (who
initiated the switch in my assignment) even tried to sell
me material! (materail the school bought).
That left a sour taste in my mouth but I was happy to have
a job. Then the real fun began. they loaded my class. I
have had at least 5 to 6 students more than my grade level
peers. I have almost all if not all of the SpEd
children. I got all the speech and language kids.
scheduling around all of their various needs has been
he**. We have a 2 hour reading block during which kids are
not to be pulled for services.
The principal has given me two naughty kids for the others
two grade level classrooms during special. I have two
severely naughty and violent kids plus two VERY VERY
naughty ones. Now I have to take others teacher';s
problem kids. The principal didn't even ask she had the
other teachers tell me this is how it is.
The principal does not like me. And quite frankly after
some of the things that have happened this year the
feeling is mutal. I go into work everyday and work hard
to give my kids the best education possible. I feel like
I get the shaft. I am toting around 27 kids to special
every day. Is this fair? What happened to the common
decency of talking to the person you are imposing upon?
I am not a happy camper but put that aside for the sake of
my kids....any advice
Jennifer
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