Comments on: Loving My Job; Hating My Work http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: April Qhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1451 April Q Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:54:49 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1451 I am a college student interested in teaching high school biology. After doing a little of research on teaching, I am discovering that it has its ups and downs but seeing a student grasping something difficult makes teaching worthwhile. Teaching in high school will be an adventure for me as I was homeschooled from the 8-12th. Thank you for your posting and I look forward to reading more. April Q. I am a college student interested in teaching high school biology. After doing a little of research on teaching, I am discovering that it has its ups and downs but seeing a student grasping something difficult makes teaching worthwhile. Teaching in high school will be an adventure for me as I was homeschooled from the 8-12th. Thank you for your posting and I look forward to reading more.

April Q.

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]]> By: Frumteacherhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1396 Frumteacher Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:15:42 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1396 Your post reminds me of one of Miss A's posts. The extra work load the cheer brought to her made her feel burned out, and took away her energy that she wanted to invest in her lessons. Would it be possible for you to cut back on the time you invest in the band? Maybe you could get an extra director and share the workload? Your post reminds me of one of Miss A’s posts. The extra work load the cheer brought to her made her feel burned out, and took away her energy that she wanted to invest in her lessons. Would it be possible for you to cut back on the time you invest in the band? Maybe you could get an extra director and share the workload?

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]]> By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1387 Joel Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:06:49 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1387 Miss Profe: I am definitely prioritizing stuff. There are no times throughout the day when nobody is in the band hall. I have a homeroom and he has a homeroom. The substitutes take care of those, giving me a lunch and another thirty minute break. We also have a couple of people who have been helping out with the mariachi class all year long. I trust them and use that time to get any paperwork that is <b>essential</b> taken care of. The percussion class is a combination of all of the percussionists from both bands. Before he left, we split it up, with him taking the students from his band and me taking the ones from my band. After he left, we combined them. This meant that as we prepared for the Christmas concert, I had to have them both in the same room and have my kids play through a piece, then his kids play through a piece. We didn't get a whole lot of progress, as I wasn't able to stop and fix too many problems. But we made it to where it was reasonably good. Now that all of that is over, we have them together working on the same kinds of technical studies and it's working out fine. It's great to realize that my <a href="http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/25-tips-for-less-stress/" rel="nofollow">25 Tips For Less Stress</a> series from October is now really being applied in my life! :) Miss Profe:

I am definitely prioritizing stuff. There are no times throughout the day when nobody is in the band hall. I have a homeroom and he has a homeroom. The substitutes take care of those, giving me a lunch and another thirty minute break. We also have a couple of people who have been helping out with the mariachi class all year long. I trust them and use that time to get any paperwork that is essential taken care of.

The percussion class is a combination of all of the percussionists from both bands. Before he left, we split it up, with him taking the students from his band and me taking the ones from my band. After he left, we combined them. This meant that as we prepared for the Christmas concert, I had to have them both in the same room and have my kids play through a piece, then his kids play through a piece. We didn’t get a whole lot of progress, as I wasn’t able to stop and fix too many problems. But we made it to where it was reasonably good. Now that all of that is over, we have them together working on the same kinds of technical studies and it’s working out fine.

It’s great to realize that my 25 Tips For Less Stress series from October is now really being applied in my life! :)

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]]> By: Miss Profehttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1371 Miss Profe Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:13 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1371 Joel, sometimes when I am under undue stress, I ask myself, "What absolutely needs to be done at this moment?" This means that some things don't get done. But, if you can perform those tasks which meet the most necessary aspect of your job, then that's what you need to do. Also, make sure that you are keeping things together in your personal life. I find that when tihngs aren't what they should be in my work, I focus on the personal, which makes me feel better. Last, do one thing you enjoy, especially on the weekend. Joel, sometimes when I am under undue stress, I ask myself, “What absolutely needs to be done at this moment?” This means that some things don’t get done. But, if you can perform those tasks which meet the most necessary aspect of your job, then that’s what you need to do. Also, make sure that you are keeping things together in your personal life. I find that when tihngs aren’t what they should be in my work, I focus on the personal, which makes me feel better. Last, do one thing you enjoy, especially on the weekend.

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]]> By: roller coaster teacherhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1370 roller coaster teacher Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:38:53 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1370 Hm. One consolation is that the part I love - planning, classroom teaching, interacting with students - is also the easiest. That's a good sign, isn't it? (of what, I wonder...) Hm. One consolation is that the part I love – planning, classroom teaching, interacting with students – is also the easiest. That’s a good sign, isn’t it? (of what, I wonder…)

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]]> By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1366 Joel Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:34:04 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1366 Wow. 97 students! I have twice that many. One nice thing about band is that I don't have to grade papers. I do have to assign grades and ought to be listening to individual students playing more often. With the other director gone, that takes away from rehearsal time. I'm going to be doing that stuff more, but that is one of the areas that I really am not wanting to spend any time right now. <b>I just want to teach!</b> Wow. 97 students! I have twice that many. One nice thing about band is that I don’t have to grade papers. I do have to assign grades and ought to be listening to individual students playing more often. With the other director gone, that takes away from rehearsal time. I’m going to be doing that stuff more, but that is one of the areas that I really am not wanting to spend any time right now. I just want to teach!

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]]> By: roller coaster teacherhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1362 roller coaster teacher Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:51:03 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1362 Right now I am hating the work of grading papers that I assigned. That's not really "administrative" work - it's just part of teaching English language arts. But I seriously hate it. 97 students times 3 assignments = papers I brought home to enjoy over the "long" weekend. Right now I am hating the work of grading papers that I assigned. That’s not really “administrative” work – it’s just part of teaching English language arts. But I seriously hate it. 97 students times 3 assignments = papers I brought home to enjoy over the “long” weekend.

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]]> By: Kenhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1357 Ken Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:27:43 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/loving-my-job-hating-my-work/#comment-1357 Hi Joel- I blogged about some similar sentiments recently: http://mystro2b.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/why-am-i-doing-this-again/ I love the title of your posts...helps keep what we do in perspective. Hi Joel-

I blogged about some similar sentiments recently:
http://mystro2b.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/why-am-i-doing-this-again/

I love the title of your posts…helps keep what we do in perspective.

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