for reminding that what is inside of the classroom is what is
most important. It can be easily forgotten...when there are
other issues and problems. I really do enjoy the teaching
part....so I guess the search continues.

On 6/29/09, Teri wrote:
> Wow! You seem to have found the jackpot of bad
> administrations. I've taught for 15 years--all of that split
> between two counties and four schools. The first two
> schools/first county were rough...unsupportive
> adminstrations. The third school was heaven for the first,
> say, 6 years and then pretty rough for the last 3 I was there
> (change of administrators). My current school is great!
>
> As for academic coaches, every one I ever met has been
> supportive, helpful, and friendly. They're their to help
> teachers, not order them around.
>
> If you truly love teaching--meaning what goes on inside the
> classroom--then you should keep searching for a school that
> fits you.
>
> On 6/27/09, at a crossroads wrote:
>> Here's my story....
>>
>> I've been teaching for 8 years. I have had great and
>> wonderful classes for 6 out of the 8 years. Most others
>> that I have talked to say that it is normal to get a few
>> challenging or difficult classes from time to time. This
>> is not the problem.
>>
>> I enjoy planning lessons and actually teaching the kids. I
>> think that we can go a little standards crazy but this is
>> not the problem either.
>>
>> The problem is surviving the school environment. I can't
>> seem to spend more than a year or two in a school before
>> I've had it. The treatment of teachers is something that I
>> just can't seem to tolerate. If it is not an extremely
>> controlling/nasty principal it's a rotten group of verbally
>> abusive coaches running the school. I have worked outside
>> of teaching before and other job environments are nothing
>> like this.
>> Another problem is..no matter how hard I try...I am just
>> not a "yes man". Administrators tend to like that yes
>> man...grin and bare it... everything is super type of
>> teacher...which is definitely not me..(especially if
>> everything is really not super)
>>
>> I just don't seem to fit in as a teacher. I wish that I
>> could just stay at a school the way other teachers seem to
>> be able to.
>>
>> Is this an indication that teaching is not for me...or have
>> I just not found the right school...or do other teachers
>> find my problems to be an issue also?

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