Re: Am I being discriminated againt

On 5/05/08, getting fed up wrote:
> 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

Posts on this thread, including this one

Am I being discriminated againt, 5/05/08, by getting fed up.
Re: Am I being discriminated againt, 5/06/08, by suzy.
Re: Am I being discriminated againt, 5/09/08, by you should change schools NFM.
Re: Am I being discriminated againt, 5/15/08, by suzy.

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