Love the Classroom again

Why I Stay

I sat on my floor , refusing to cry, wondering why I am even here.  The room was trashed - desks overturned, papers strewn about, fairy lights dangling from the wall, and the warm-up still projected.  What just happened?  

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For years before the pandemic and after, teachers have struggled to understand student behavior and patterns with no support from administration.  We come into a profession with only half of the truth.  When the truth hits us in the face, we believe that it is our fault, we are not good enough, this isn't for me.

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I have been there and now I have made the choice and changes to love teaching and to continue as a class