When we close the door, it should be like a cocoon - a safe, secure place. It is essential that we cultivate an ability to insulate our students. Throw them in the trash and never put them on again! We have to. If it does, you'll be disappointed and miserable the rest of your life - whether you teach or not.Īs teachers, we must get rid of our depends. Your attitude cannot depend upon your environment being squeaky clean.
It is the function of the world that stinky stuff happens. It will always smell because foul stuff is always around you. Quite frankly - if your attitude depends on others - it is like the other kind of Depends. I'm saying this because so often, as a teacher, it is so easy to get upset about things we cannot control. They do - this is earth - not heaven - bad things happen here. Waiting for everything to be perfect is like waiting for the nightly news to only report good things - it will never happen. Are you really waiting for the nightly news to be good?
Your attitude cannot depend on whether one of these is going on either. If no one in your school has answered the call of the siren song of secret sin - now gone public for everyone to know - be thankful! Because odds are there will often be these scandals.They happen because people are human and make mistakes. Some teachers do the bare minimum - copying worksheets and memos and leaving no imprint on the minds of children except a hatred of the topic. If all of your colleagues are perfect teachers - enjoy it - it won't last. They hide behind closed doors and sometimes clock out early. Sadly, there are also those administrators, who, overwhelmed and for reasons of their own, hide like these shadowy gate attendants at this airport - afraid of angry people and letting the ire pile up. If you have a great administrator - thank him or her every day. It cannot depend upon whether there is no drama in your school. It cannot depend upon whether you feel good or not. It cannot depend upon whether it rains or snows. Every school I know has a few sorry teachers, sad to say. If your attitude depends upon whether your school has a sorry teacher or two - you'll never be happy. If you are in education and your attitude depends upon whether things are right in the front office - you'll be lucky to be happy half of the time. It can't or I'm an easy target of the natural happenings of life. My joy doesn't depend upon whether they do their job.
I'm not going to let this turn me into a cranky person. The agents are hiding in the back because so many people are upset, they refuse to deal with it one person at a time. Does my attitude depend on others? Be careful - there are always reasons for having a bad one.Īs I sit here in the Fort Wayne, Indiana airport at 12:30 pm after my 6 am flight was delayed, I'm still not sure if I'm on the flight to Detroit.
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