I had school today - this was day 5 of work. I held a meeting all morning with my grade 5 English team to sort some things out. Two didn't do their jobs. I handled it well in the fact that it didn't bother me like I thought it would. I had started spelling out a daily plan and realized a few things:
My colleague that led this last year - as much as she tried to give everyone what they wanted, she couldn't because she thinks differently then most of us. Two, our group problem is the same - we have a unit plan and we are all left to our own devices as to how we get there. So, three - we are left re-inventing the wheel. My colleague is a good teacher and believes we should all create "what our students need", implying that no need is similar and teaching is fluid. Maybe she is that good that she comes up with things the night before to fit her student profile perfectly - but most of us don't. Most of us need to prepare it far in advance. The end goal isn't enough for the daily practical need - how to get from A to Z. My general response is - okay, but if you did this last year, why can't we work with that, learn from your mistakes or adapt to our needs?
It's been five days and I already need a vacation. Or the whole vacation to figure out what to do with this situation.
Tolga picked me up at work. Tuana had thrown up in the car while they were waiting, and Gokhan was sitting in my spot with his arm pit draped over the headrest to reach in to the backseat - he hadn't changed his shirt from the morning, and between his body odor and Tuana's throw-up this 10 hour road trip wasn't looking good.
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