tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462821333260536298.post6555096984336069493..comments2023-10-31T05:58:15.068-07:00Comments on Teacher Trenches: Last Person on EarthMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564865784846288966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462821333260536298.post-2313514603852308632009-04-08T16:56:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:56:00.000-07:00I am a first-year teacher right now and it is prov...I am a first-year teacher right now and it is proving very, very difficult and discouraging. The amount of work is overwhelming, but I was somewhat prepared for that. However, I was not prepared for how difficult "classroom management" would be. Today I almost cried infront of the class. NOT exactly how a teacher should act. I feel so guilty and discouraged. I absolutely love hearing other teachers first year stories as well. I remind myself all the time that one of the teachers with whom I work had such a difficult first year that she was not asked back to that position. And now she is an excellent teacher with all sorts of honors. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this!!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885423447908472175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462821333260536298.post-8875780295552737502009-04-08T16:54:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:54:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885423447908472175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462821333260536298.post-24182313879667221872008-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:00I just found your blog through a search on how to ...I just found your blog through a search on how to teach allusions. I love your writing style--witty, sarcastic, and very real!<BR/><BR/>As for 1st year teacher stories. . . I have a good one!<BR/><BR/>Last year was my first year teaching, and I was hired to teach 8th grade English in a large school district in Texas. I was "asked" to coach; by "asked" I mean I was told "If you want this position, you'll take the coaching job." Since it was the first week of August and all other prospects seemed very dim, I took the job. Of course, what you are told when you are hired and reality are two very different things. In Texas, kids can take Athletics for credit if they play on a school team. I was told that I would be in charge of coaching the girls who were in their "off-season," but at the most it would be 50 girls. HA! What a joke. For three months, I was the only coach over 102 7th and 8th graders! I had to take them outside every day, and attempt to do a joke of a workout. This was first period, of course, so by the time I got to 2nd period, for English, I was already exhausted for the rest of the day. It was a living nightmare! Thankfully, this year I am at an academy for gifted and talented students (in a different district). It's like living in hell for 9 months and then getting a pardon to go to heaven!<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, new teachers! It will not last forever!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767205670634887397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462821333260536298.post-83456671574296432752008-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:002008-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:00There is one distinct reason there are no places o...There is one distinct reason there are no places on the net for sharing first year horror stories. We are all too busy in that first year and even, dare I say it, a little afraid to share them at that time.<BR/>I just learned about your blog. I am thinking about what I could do with a science teacher blog. I teach in South Windsor. I hope to keep reading yours. Thanks!JDKontheMacSidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309584286474741020noreply@blogger.com