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LWolf

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10. I am a teacher.
Fri Dec 9, 2011, 09:36 AM
Dec 2011

A public school teacher.

I don't want to abandon public education, which I feel is a cornerstone of a democratic society, to the destroyers. At the same time, my profession is currently under vicious attack, and the atmosphere at work is oppressive. It's demoralizing.

There is still some positive in the mix: the students, who need teachers who care about them. They are the only thing that keeps me showing up every day, outside of needing a paycheck.

For the rest, I'm doing less simply because I have less time; pay cuts and added duties keep me working at least 10 hours a day, and I've added MORE extra duties to try to make up some of the lost income, so I'm basically working and sleeping...not much else.

You are correct about spending time with happy people. As an introvert, the more stressed I am, the more I withdraw. At this point, I am not spending time even with those I love the most without coercion. That's probably the place to start.

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As long as we're chanting buzzwords, you forgot "proactive," "synergies," and "leverage." nt TheWraith Dec 2011 #1
Thanks! Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #3
Really? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #4
Love you Fire Walk With Me... BeHereNow Dec 2011 #2
This was really helpful. rbnyc Dec 2011 #5
Beautiful reminder... OneGrassRoot Dec 2011 #6
I am struggling. LWolf Dec 2011 #7
Part of the reason I post these messages Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #8
I am a teacher. LWolf Dec 2011 #10
Stick with what makes you happy, and oppose the nonsense. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #11
Me too! nt rbnyc Dec 2011 #9
me 3, lwolf magical thyme Dec 2011 #14
I'm torn. LWolf Dec 2011 #15
can you find another way to teach? magical thyme Dec 2011 #16
Probably. LWolf Dec 2011 #20
LWolf, in light of what you've written... BanzaiBonnie Dec 2011 #17
Yes. LWolf Dec 2011 #19
It is really important to keep your vibrational energy up eilen Dec 2011 #12
Is it so much a division between the two as it is that Ugliness BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #13
This is quite poignant. kimmerspixelated Dec 2011 #18
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