A Bubble Bath and a Bottle of Wine won’t fix it…

Self care….

It is weaponized against teachers. Do this report; here are five more students to bring the total number of students to 40 per class. “Sorry your desks are broken.” Don’t forget to submit your lesson plans, have three grades in the gradebook per week per kid. That is 450 assignments graded per week, which is 2,250 per month, which is 20,250 per year. But you can’t grade at school, because you have to cover your colleagues that have come down with covid, but don’t worry, you will only lose your plan four times that week. “Don’t forget to have innovative lesson plans, amazing classroom management; know what do to when a kid that comes from trauma throws a desk at your head when you have the audacity to tell him to put his phone away!” Call parents. Make good phone calls. Make phone calls that will upset the parents. Don’t cry. Don’t sit down. Do what is best for kids. Go to the bathroom, cry on the toilet. Eat some yogurt while making copies, have your objective on the board, scrutinize the data! DON’T FORGET SELF CARE…

How about a nervous breakdown?! It won’t be fixed with a bubble bath and a bottle of wine. It is time to make systemic changes in our public education sphere, so we can retain teachers. Look for my post tomorrow for ideas until we can pass legislation.

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