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So, everyone has a bad day every once in a while. And we need to let it out. Many of us live alone and have no one to unwind to when we get home from work except Fluffy or Fido, but they don't give advice or encouragement.
So here we are. You may vent all you want but if you do, you must also give an encouraging word to someone else. (I know this has been done before but we may need a new one so we're not reading 15 pages of vents dating from 2009.)
So I will go first.
Today was not very great. In August I moved to Kuwait to work as a teacher. We started class the first week in September so I am still learning the processes and programs which are similar to back home but are used differently. Today I had a discussion with my grade level team about books. DISASTER. Apparently there are 4 different sets of books, each with a different way to organize and utilize the books. What a tedious process? Books are books. Why does it have to be so complicated? Get a book, read a book, put it back so someone else can read it. Why do I have to have a set for guided reading, a set for take home, a set for teacher use, and a set for independent reading which are the ONLY books students can use by themselves?
The most frustrating part was that my colleagues did not understand why I thought the process was so ridiculous. And when I asked why we did it like that, all they could say was "It's just how we do it." I need to know why we do it like that and how it is an efficient use of time and effective for the students. Of course no one knows. So everyone is just blindly following processes without any understanding of their purpose. It makes me wonder how many other programs or systems we are using that may be outdated and without purpose.
So here we are. You may vent all you want but if you do, you must also give an encouraging word to someone else. (I know this has been done before but we may need a new one so we're not reading 15 pages of vents dating from 2009.)
So I will go first.
Today was not very great. In August I moved to Kuwait to work as a teacher. We started class the first week in September so I am still learning the processes and programs which are similar to back home but are used differently. Today I had a discussion with my grade level team about books. DISASTER. Apparently there are 4 different sets of books, each with a different way to organize and utilize the books. What a tedious process? Books are books. Why does it have to be so complicated? Get a book, read a book, put it back so someone else can read it. Why do I have to have a set for guided reading, a set for take home, a set for teacher use, and a set for independent reading which are the ONLY books students can use by themselves?
The most frustrating part was that my colleagues did not understand why I thought the process was so ridiculous. And when I asked why we did it like that, all they could say was "It's just how we do it." I need to know why we do it like that and how it is an efficient use of time and effective for the students. Of course no one knows. So everyone is just blindly following processes without any understanding of their purpose. It makes me wonder how many other programs or systems we are using that may be outdated and without purpose.