I'm SO frustrated!
As soon as I typed this post's title, I knew I shouldn't complain. But I'm going to anyway (briefly).Today was such an extremely frustrating day. My students are terribly behaved and I've really run out of patience. As much as I hate to say it, it's hard for those that are not teachers to understand what it's like.. just as I'm sure it's hard for me to understand what YOUR jobs are like! Anyhow, these guys just have no sense of .. manners? Common sense? ANY sense!? When the teacher is starting to flip out at the class.. do you keep talking? Would it be a good time to go sharpen your pencil!? If the teacher has just given the whole class 5 minutes of detention because the class is too noisy, wouldn't it be smarter to be QUIET and WORK rather than keep doing what you are doing!??!?!?!?!
I kept the WHOLE class in yesterday at recess time to "practice walking in the halls". Today, on our way back from Music.. guess what? I had about 10 kids TALKING in the halls AGAIN! WHAT!? Did you guys MISS the whole thing!? I just don't get it!!
OK.. enough ranting. I know I'm lucky to have a job so I really shouldn't be so .. bitchy. It's been a long day and I have to keep telling myself that some of these kids just don't have very many positive learning experiences so they don't know any better.
Tomorrow is professional development day. I'm so glad. Sort of. It's our final day of Tribes training (Tribes is a behaviour process (program) where we try to teach the students to respect each other and to work as a community. It's a very well known program across North America and is suppose to have worked on school as tough as NYC. My school is the first school to be a Tribes school in the province. Not all the teachers have bought into it yet and I must admit that I have strayed from it as well. I am not 100% convinced, but I think there is some truth in the philosophy of the program.
Another piece of news I have is that we have a new person at our school who is a "citizen educator" who is working with teachers and students to build citizenship in our school. Pride in their surroundings and in themselves. To better understand our community and our world. I spoke to him for about 1 1/2 hrs last night and he's a very interesting guy. He's traveled to many third world countries and is dedicated to helping those in need. I'm hoping that he can help me get a program together where my class will be communicating with a class in Uganda! It'll be so neat for the kids to learn about another country, culture and about helping others. Can you imagine if you had THAT as a kid!? To be able to teleconference in to another country!??!!? WOW!
Anyway, Cory also has an organization that sews hammocks and sells them. The profits go towards purchasing sewing machines which are then brought over to Uganda to allow THEM to make MORE hammocks. The proceeds of THOSE sales go towards a farm called Opac farms which will house orphans who will live there and learn to farm amongst their fellow orphans who will hopefully become like brothers and sisters to them. It's all about sustainability. If you are interested in learning more, Cory's website is: http://www.actionheronetwork.net/ and if you are on facebook, check out the group "Stitch Uganda Together". Another awesome thing to check out is a video called "Invisible Children" - it will change your outlook forever. I know of many people who've watched it and have said that it's an extremely powerful documentary.
That's it for now!
posted by jaryee @ 2:09 p.m.
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