CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS
TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST
Share | Print | Report Post Mi Teachers Chatboard


Hot Now...
• May 2008 Gazette
• Harry Wong
• Teacher Tech Center
• The Lesson Bank
Most Popular
• Set Your Quick Links
• Chat Center
• All Chatboards
• Lesson Bank
• Teacher Mailrings
• Project Center
• Classified Ads
• Live Chat & Meetings
Select by
• State/Region
• Grade Level
• Curriculum
• Interest Group
• Teaching Method
Special Topics
• Technology
• Languages
• Hot Topics
• Career Center
• Distance Learning
• Fundraising
• Tutoring Center
• Teacher's Bookshelf
• Free Printables
• Classroom Photos
• Meeting Archive
• Teaching Articles
• Library
• Web Tools
• Webring
• Search
• Advertise
 

Re: Missing Michigan
Posted by In Defense on 3/08/08

    Yeah , we all chose this job for the right reasons and perhaps a
    little stupidity too. I think as student teachers we see the
    teaching profession through rose colored glasses. "I'm gonna
    change the world!" But the reality is I can't, I can only hope
    that at the end of the day maybe I've had some kind of positive
    influence on someone in my classroom. That's all I can hope for.
    Then on top of that you add on the long thankless hours and low
    low pay. You start to feel a bit taken for granted. I love it
    when a kid responds to a lesson or when I have made a positve
    impact on someone. There aren't too many feelings like that. But
    I also realize I'm giving up a lot for that feeling. Not just
    money, but I do need to have some financial stability. I'd like
    to have a family someday and take care of them and pay off my
    debts. Not just live paycheck to paycheck and barely scrape by. I
    have students buying brand new cars and I can't even afford a new
    car. Somethings wrong with this picture! I think it's likely I
    will exit k-12 teaching in a year or two to complete other goals
    and earn a better income and then return to teaching possibly
    later after i've built a nestegg. Sorry, but I guess I'm not that
    altruistic as some of you or I live in a place called the real
    world.


    On 3/08/08, Teacher wrote:
    > If you hate teaching so much in Georgia than do all Georgians a
    > favor and leave! I can see having some complaints, but you go
    > on and on about Unions and how bad it is Hey, kids are kids and
    > they don't know about unions and whether or not you have a duty
    > free lunch. Don't get me wrong, I moved to NC from Michigan for
    > a job and I am pro-Union. But jeez, you bring me
    > down....Others if you want to know what its like down here be
    > sure to get several opinions! We can talk about how teachers are
    > not paid like professionals and all the stuff we have to put up
    > with all night long....but the reason we choose this job is
    > because we want to make a difference in the lives of kids. At
    > the end of the day its what we do in those hours we are in the
    > same room with the kids. I think the best teachers I have seen
    > are focused on that interaction and the gift of another day with
    > our students.

     
     

You are on the MI CHATBOARD:   LATEST POSTS   ALL POSTS   SUBMIT POST

Sponsors  

New Moms Wanted!
Join the community for new and expecting moms. Check out Maternityville.com Maternity Chat!

Free Lesson Plans
Thousands of lesson plans and curriculum ideas! teachers.net/lessons

Teaching Jobs
Thousands of teaching jobs and other jobs in education - visit jobs.teachers.net

Check out the latest additions to the Lesson Bank...
 
Google
 
Web Teachers.Net
  Site Map: Home Search Teaching Jobs Classifieds Lessons Contacts PR Advertise
  © 1996 - 2008. All Rights Reserved. Please review our Terms of Use, Mission Statement, and Privacy Policy.