by Eturnal Youf » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:48 pm
connecticuter wrote:Finally, I could come to class, fake the attendance, give the student unearned test scores, and sit back and relax.
connecticuter wrote:Rather than engaging in collective punishment or losing my cool and shouting, I reached into my wallet and gave each of the 4 students $1 each.
Have you been doing too much yaba? Ok, but stop doing it before class!
It seems to me that you're trying very hard here. Much like a dog chasing its own tail. Admirable. Even funny at times! But I think your energies would be better directed once you realise what your job role is. I think your idea of your job role and your employer's idea of your job role are worlds apart. You have likely been given a curriculum, so deliver it to the best of your ability and try to enjoy yourself as you do. If the school is telling you to teach your students to the best of your ability and fail them if needs be, then that is what you do.
Once your job role is along the lines of designing/creating a realistic and enriching curriculum, then you can start to put your energy into that. Maybe you could even offer to assist with such a thing with your current employer? But until that is what is expected of you, and what your employer is hiring you for, I would suggest chilling out and doing the best you can with what you've got. As Andy has mentioned, you're trying to fix 3-4 years of mis-management with a few hours of class-time. An effort in futility.
[quote="connecticuter"]Finally, I could come to class, fake the attendance, give the student unearned test scores, and sit back and relax.[/quote]
[quote="connecticuter"]Rather than engaging in collective punishment or losing my cool and shouting, I reached into my wallet and gave each of the 4 students $1 each.[/quote]
Have you been doing too much yaba? Ok, but stop doing it before class!
It seems to me that you're trying very hard here. Much like a dog chasing its own tail. Admirable. Even funny at times! But I think your energies would be better directed once you realise what your job role is. I think your idea of your job role and your employer's idea of your job role are worlds apart. You have likely been given a curriculum, so deliver it to the best of your ability and try to enjoy yourself as you do. If the school is telling you to teach your students to the best of your ability and fail them if needs be, then that is what you do.
Once your job role is along the lines of designing/creating a realistic and enriching curriculum, then you can start to put your energy into that. Maybe you could even offer to assist with such a thing with your current employer? But until that is what is expected of you, and what your employer is hiring you for, I would suggest chilling out and doing the best you can with what you've got. As Andy has mentioned, you're trying to fix 3-4 years of mis-management with a few hours of class-time. An effort in futility.