It's official, I am done teaching middle school!
1. I am sick to death of kids who don't pay attention, do the work, come to school, give a crap about anything or anyone else.
2. I am tired of parents who don't want you to discipline their kid in any way but want to know what you're going to do about the kid's failing grade!
3. I hate being harassed and talked down to by people who think that because I spend all day with children, my job is somehow less important than anything else they do.
4. I cannot continue to beg and beg and beg the same students to turn in their homework/pay attention in class/stop being disrespectful every single day!
5. I deserve to earn a wage that supports both me and a child, and this is never going to happen.
Why should I continue to be treated like a doormat by both the school district, the parents, and the children? Just because I love teaching doesn't mean that I will continue to allow myself to be devalued and overworked. I don't enjoy anything that much.
What will I do? I don't know, but there's got to be other options out there because I cannot continue in this way. My mental health is far too important for this crap! And if I don't respect myself enough to know when to leave, then I am letting myself be treated poorly and I deserve it. Enough's enough, I think.
About Me
- Rosalyn K. Mack
- Rosalyn K. Mack has over twelve years of experience teaching both secondary and post-secondary English and Literature. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English, and two Master’s degrees in Literature and Humanities, specializing in modern American literature, women writers, and African American history. She currently lives in Mesquite, TX and teaches composition and rhetoric locally. She loves reading, travel, history podcasts, and very large dogs.