Educators with PRIDE Unite

Scots_On_The_Rocks · 09-23-2013, 01:59 PM

Figured I would drop an intro here. Been working in education for near 15 years as a "school bus bouncer" (okay, the real title is far less fun to say...Bus Supervisor I). And I specifically work with Special Needs (Read: Sp-Ed, EBD, deaf, HOH and blind students). I think this year has by far been the toughest due to my school district beginning the year with a $2mil deficit as well as cuts to Title 4 and other federal funding. Sadly, the students are the ones who suffer as result...but I am sure I am "preaching to the choir" about that.

Anyhow, wanted to join the ranks here and wish my fellow educators a smooth year.

girllikeu2 · 09-23-2013, 06:12 PM

I hate my new job. My boss is insane (no seriously, I am willing to bet my annual salary she is or could be clinically diagnosed) My class is pretty OK but I am so afraid of my boss and her illegal antics that my medical issues are cropping up. It isn't pretty. I am in the process of considering a career change. It sucks.

girllikeu2 · 09-24-2013, 04:52 PM

Thanks to all who sent love across the internets! It isn't lightly that I am discussing a complete career change (at middle age with a fairly young kid at home) and I thank you for your love and kindness. You, and all teachers, will always be in my thoughts and prayers even if I leave the ranks! {{{{{you}}}}}

Chancie · 09-25-2013, 03:59 AM

I have my first cold of the school year. I should have stayed home on Monday, but I was too tired on Friday to stay late to prepare sub plans. I had to HAD TO go to an optician in another town, and $875 later, I have new regular glasses and new sunglasses.

Anyway, I had to go in early yesterday morning, praying I wouldn't run into too many people, because I was wearing leggings and a sweatshirt, which I do not usually wear to work, and I thought the sub was an old student, so I was counting on her excellent math skills, but the subs got moved around, and well, who the hell knows what went on in tenth grade geometry.

A good friend got her first teaching job at 58. She's in a large city, in a middle school that's really struggling, and she's having a terrible time. Her classes are way too big, and she's not getting much help, and she's so disappointed. I don't know what it's like to teach math to eleven year olds, and certainly not 27 in one class, and she's so flipped out and unhappy.

bkisbutchenuff · 09-28-2013, 06:10 PM

Scots_On_The_Rocks · 09-28-2013, 06:22 PM

Got the "School year cold #1" here too. Was hoping to maintain a perfect attendance for the first semester...but that didn't happen as that I took Friday off because of being sick

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Hope these little buggers don't have a new plague lined up for me waiting once I get over this one.

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09-23-2013, 01:59 PM	#1
Scots_On_The_Rocks Member How Do You Identify?: Genderqueer Butch Preferred Pronoun?: They, them, theirs Relationship Status: Owned by a few cats, Loved by one woman, and Looked up to by one child. Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: 47° 15' 31.4208'' N, 122° 27' 57.5028'' W Posts: 759 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 364 Thanked 1,092 Times in 386 Posts Rep Power: 19759003	Figured I would drop an intro here. Been working in education for near 15 years as a "school bus bouncer" (okay, the real title is far less fun to say...Bus Supervisor I). And I specifically work with Special Needs (Read: Sp-Ed, EBD, deaf, HOH and blind students). I think this year has by far been the toughest due to my school district beginning the year with a $2mil deficit as well as cuts to Title 4 and other federal funding. Sadly, the students are the ones who suffer as result...but I am sure I am "preaching to the choir" about that. Anyhow, wanted to join the ranks here and wish my fellow educators a smooth year.

09-23-2013, 06:12 PM	#2
girllikeu2 Member How Do You Identify?: Dingbat Relationship Status: Facebook Official Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: *** Posts: 699 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,099 Times in 288 Posts Rep Power**: 15433228	I hate my new job. My boss is insane (no seriously, I am willing to bet my annual salary she is or could be clinically diagnosed) My class is pretty OK but I am so afraid of my boss and her illegal antics that my medical issues are cropping up. It isn't pretty. I am in the process of considering a career change. It sucks.

09-24-2013, 04:52 PM	#3
girllikeu2 Member How Do You Identify?: Dingbat Relationship Status: Facebook Official Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: *** Posts: 699 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,099 Times in 288 Posts Rep Power**: 15433228	Thanks to all who sent love across the internets! It isn't lightly that I am discussing a complete career change (at middle age with a fairly young kid at home) and I thank you for your love and kindness. You, and all teachers, will always be in my thoughts and prayers even if I leave the ranks! {{{{{you}}}}}

09-25-2013, 03:59 AM	#4
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,540 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I have my first cold of the school year. I should have stayed home on Monday, but I was too tired on Friday to stay late to prepare sub plans. I had to HAD TO go to an optician in another town, and $875 later, I have new regular glasses and new sunglasses. Anyway, I had to go in early yesterday morning, praying I wouldn't run into too many people, because I was wearing leggings and a sweatshirt, which I do not usually wear to work, and I thought the sub was an old student, so I was counting on her excellent math skills, but the subs got moved around, and well, who the hell knows what went on in tenth grade geometry. A good friend got her first teaching job at 58. She's in a large city, in a middle school that's really struggling, and she's having a terrible time. Her classes are way too big, and she's not getting much help, and she's so disappointed. I don't know what it's like to teach math to eleven year olds, and certainly not 27 in one class, and she's so flipped out and unhappy.

09-28-2013, 06:22 PM	#6
Scots_On_The_Rocks Member How Do You Identify?: Genderqueer Butch Preferred Pronoun?: They, them, theirs Relationship Status: Owned by a few cats, Loved by one woman, and Looked up to by one child. Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: 47° 15' 31.4208'' N, 122° 27' 57.5028'' W Posts: 759 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 364 Thanked 1,092 Times in 386 Posts Rep Power: 19759003	Got the "School year cold #1" here too. Was hoping to maintain a perfect attendance for the first semester...but that didn't happen as that I took Friday off because of being sick . Hope these little buggers don't have a new plague lined up for me waiting once I get over this one.