the recap . . .

Things I'm pleased with myself about this year:

1. I never got a speeding ticket, despite commuting 60 miles one way on the interstate

2. I never overslept to the point that I was late to school, despite the alarm going off at 4:45

3. I never hit a student or cursed at a student

4. I made the same kid go get a pass in the morning for 80 days straight.

5. My students, at least, learned to sit down and be quiet.

 

Things I'm horrified by:

1. Well, everything.

2. While I stood and talked to some other math teachers in the hallway yesterday, they discussed how they liked working here because they a) never saw the principal b) no one checked that they were making lesson plans c) no one cared if they didn't do their assigned duty d) no one cared if they came late and left early e) no one cared if they stood at their door during class changes.

 

It was all I could do not to tell them how unprofessional I thought they were and how much harder they had made my life all year.