My name is mudd!
...cited about your job, then you shouldn’t be in the profession.” When I first started teaching, I felt the exact same way. I would even get up extra early so that I could get to the school and have that first cup of coffee with the vice-principal (I miss this man dearly) and be there to greet the students and other faculty. Lunch duty was not a chore, but something I enjoyed doing every day. I stayed late in the afternoons cleaning, straightening and planning for the next day. Now, just two short years later, I struggle to get to school at 7:20, and even then, I don’t want to leave the confines of my truck. I hate my lunch duty with a passion because of the one thing that used to make me love it . . . the students. I have eighth period off, so keeping me on campus past 2:30 is almost an impossible task. The positive side is that my teaching hasn’t suffered. I’m teaching the content that I love the most and am most comfortable with. I’ve seen hundreds of light bulbs go off, and I have been able to lead some of the most amazing discussions in my classes this year. Most of my students are quite responsive, and they all have shown great improvement since the beginning of the year. These are the things that a teacher wishes to have in a class. Yet, I still feel as if I’m growing stale in my high school setting. So, I have learned in th...