Teacher support Group

LifesPilgrim

I am so sorry to hear about them not replacing you. FCS is one of the most practical to life classes kids can take in school, but is often ignored.

That's why I added Language Arts to my certification. I always knew that when the budget gets tight, electives are the first to go.

Where are you going to be next year?

FluffnStuff

I am so sorry to hear about them not replacing you. FCS is one of the most practical to life classes kids can take in school, but is often ignored.

That's why I added Language Arts to my certification. I always knew that when the budget gets tight, electives are the first to go.

Where are you going to be next year?

No clue, I have a health ed component, but you gotta find a school hiring for those as well. With budget cuts in many states... it's not looking good. I figure... I can always try for Walmart. :huh:

LifesPilgrim

I just saw Star Trek for Mother's Day, OMG it is great!!!! You've got to go see if whether you're a Trekkie or not!

Smiley1010

I just saw Star Trek for Mother's Day, OMG it is great!!!! You've got to go see if whether you're a Trekkie or not!

I agree! I brought my mom to see it, and I had never really watched the show (I kinda remembered a few things from it, but not much), and we both loved it!! :happy:

Btw, it's much cooler now.

LifesPilgrim

Yeah, it is much cooler now, even if they did steal the bad guy ship from Babylon V. I still like the Next Generation and Voyager stuff though.

I like how they have opened a lot of new possibilities with the parallel universe thing. Are you a big Sci Fi fan?

LifesPilgrim

I was just looking through the posted topics and saw where lenmana, a teacher fairly new to this site, lost a student over the weekend.

Let's please keep her in our thoughts and prayers. This is a tough time for her.

Georg

That's too bad. What a tough situation.
Think of me tomorrow. I'll be on a field trip to a National Park with my 3rd graders.
Praying nobody pukes on the windy road.
:huh:

Georg

Wahoooo!!!!!!!! We're back from the field trip.
No casualties! :bigsmile:
:drinker:
I have a great story: On the hike up out of the canyon, it was only a half mile but VERY steep. I was huffing & puffing, sweating & struggling to stay ahead of my class. A chaperone mom about my size was at the back of the pack about to pass out. She was dizzy & flushed & had to sit down a lot.
:frown:
I heard from someone else at the back of the trail who stayed with the mom to make sure she didn't fall over the cliff :huh: that the mom said about me over & over "How does she do it? She's not slowing down at all...I thought if she could make it I could too, but I'm not sure I can!"
:blushing:
All that walking out has paid off!

LifesPilgrim

CONGRATULATIONS GEORG!!!!!!!!!!

that' what this is all about.

What Park did you go to?

vmkirby

I am so excited to find this group! :happy: I currently substitute teach, but I will have my own classroom next year. As a vegetarian, I can't always rely on the cafeteria's offerings. While they serve many very healthy meals in our area, most of them are meat. It's tough for me to figure out what to bring in my lunch that will be easy to eat in 12-20 minutes, is meatless and peanut-less, and will keep well without requiring an entire cooler for storage. I never know if I'll have fridge or microwave.

Georg

We went to Sequoia. It was beautiful.
14 days & counting!
:bigsmile:

Roguerivergirl

I am thrilled to find a group for teachers. I teach in a correctional facility for boys ages 12 - 20. It is a great job, but it has most of the same stresses as any teaching job. When I started 3 years ago, I ate the food prepared for the youth. Twenty pounds later I found out that they load the meals with carbs to keep the boys so satisfied, they cause less trouble. Now, I am trying to take my own meals to school, which isn't easy because I also teach nights at a community college.

Lack of time and energy seem to be my enemies. I know I just have to get organized and procrastinate less, but when Saturday rolls around all I want to do is lie on the couch and watch DVD's.

I joined the local gym and really love it. I was going regularly until I got sick and had to quit for a few weeks. Now it is hard to get back into the groove.

Thanks for listening to me whine.

LifesPilgrim

Welcome to the group!!!

12 Days and counting!!!!

amdavies

Hey i want to join too!

I teach in england and we get free meals at school so i have to try and find a healthy option everyday. although we are a "healthy school" so no chips or burgers etc. but it is still hard. I find i over do the carbs and get tired in the afternoon. i have to resort to jacket potato and tuna most days, but even those are huge! as a result i have to try and restrict how much i eat in the evenings which is a pain!

good luck to all the fellow teach peeps out there! xx

Georg

Welcome amdavies!
:flowerforyou:
I have to start cleaning out my room this week. I'll be changing grades & moving from my room I've been in for 12 years.:noway:

girltrumpeter85

I'm up for it - it's tough to lose weight and exercise during the school year!

josie66

I am a special education teacher (K-5) and I need to be motivated. Somedays I am so tired by the time I get home I don't want to do anything. I look for the easiest thing to cook that I can find, In the past I loved exercising. Now, it seems that I am in a race against myself and I can't win. There are days I feel so mentally drained that it affects my physical energy as well. Does anyone else ever feel that way? What do you do abouit it. I have been making myself walk at least a mile every day lately just to keep my energy level up and keep my heart healthy.

j3xs

Can a retired special education teacher join? I still remember what is was like to be surrounded with a skinny faculty. ( I am only retired 1 1/2 years) Also it would be great to hear "teacher talk" as I do miss some friends.
Jo

LifesPilgrim

I am a special education teacher (K-5) and I need to be motivated. Somedays I am so tired by the time I get home I don't want to do anything. I look for the easiest thing to cook that I can find, In the past I loved exercising. Now, it seems that I am in a race against myself and I can't win. There are days I feel so mentally drained that it affects my physical energy as well. Does anyone else ever feel that way? What do you do abouit it. I have been making myself walk at least a mile every day lately just to keep my energy level up and keep my heart healthy.

I understand what you mean about being tired when you get home. I don't get out of school until 4:00 and by the time I pick the kids up, run errands, or whatever else, it's sometimes 6:00 when I walk in the door. All I want to do is curl up in bed and go to sleep!

Smiley1010

Welcome amdavies!
:flowerforyou:
I have to start cleaning out my room this week. I'll be changing grades & moving from my room I've been in for 12 years.:noway:

Sorry to hear you're going through all that change! That will certainly make your life interesting! :ohwell:

I was filling in for a maternity leave this year, so I'm applying for jobs again for the fall. :grumble: Wish me luck!

Georg

It's not necessarily a bad thing!

Roguerivergirl

I understand the tiredness, too. I've started listening to inspirational tapes when I get home. I lie back on the couch, close my eyes and listen for just half an hour. I guess this would be hard to do with a family, but just 30 minutes of quiet time where you can forget everything that happened at school is a real energy booster for the rest of the evening.

Georg

I try to hit the gym on the way home & that's nicely distracting. The music is fun & everyone is happy to be at the end of their day. It's nice to be around adults for a change.
Exercise really helps with that overwhelming exhaustion. On the other hand, if you need to, just shut the door & sleep it off! Sometimes you have to.:yawn:

LifesPilgrim

I weighed in this morning and I'm back to where I was at the beginning of the school year!!!!!!:happy:

I had gained five pounds from the stress since December.

This has been a rough year with testing, staff issues (1 arrested so far), student issues related to the staff issues, and getting a new principal. WHEW!!!

I REALLY can't wait for summer.

LuckyLeprechaun

staff arrested?! what happened?

LifesPilgrim

Let me just say that he was thinking with the wrong head where some students and other staff were concerned.

LuckyLeprechaun

OMG.

:noway:

that kind of thing always shocks me. I cannot understand someone who abuses their power over students in that way, male or female.

Ugh.

LifesPilgrim

Yeah, tell me about it. I would just love about five minutes with him and a 2x4 in my hand.:mad:

Smiley1010

I've been working as a long term substitute for a maternity leave this year, so I've been applying to jobs for next school year. I'm on my way to my first interview of the year! Wish me luck! :happy:

LifesPilgrim

Good Luck!!!!!