love thy neighbor

why is it that most teachers are the worst at the exact things we expect out of our students?

most school have some sort of character building concept going on. we have six traits the students are expected to follow. the first is responsibility. the students should remember all supplies, homework, binder, etc. teachers have a responsibility also. we have to grade papers in a timely manner and return them as well. why is that so hard?! i'm very relieved to know that i'm not the only one! recently the district added a sinister little link on the website. parents can now look at the teachers gradebook online! i'm haunted by this parent portal daily!

another character trait is self discipline. we expect students to raise their hand, listen attentively to the speaker whoever it may be, work without disturbing others and so on. try sitting in a meeting, conference, any kind of gathering for that matter where teachers are the audience! we are the worse kind of audience. we talk when the speakers speaking, sometimes on topic, most of the time not. we are disturbing everyone around us. when we are listening others are disturbing us with their whispers.
have i complained enough?

no, because that reminds me of another trait. respect. i have seen and heard so much high school behavior this year! people talking behind other peoples back and now all i want to know is whats being said about me behind mine. too many women in one building. my goodness. i try not to talk about other people but i find it very hard not to listen! :)

ahhh im glad i found an outlet to let it all out. i was feeling the urge to say all that at the next faculty meeting. not exactly the smartest idea i would have had this year.