This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Open Mic- Ruth
As a new CTAE teacher I have found that I need more time. I never could have imaged how demanding this career would be. It is not only demanding, but it never ends. I am learning that even with the demands I have to have a cut off. I have also learned that even when I do my very best there will always be someone to find fault or find a problem. I have also learned that some students just don't want to be helped at times and I have to respect that. I am aware that the above sounds very negative, but I'm not saying this to be negative, but just to show how I have learned to cope. I truly enjoy teaching, and I actually learn new things all the time. So as a new teacher, I have started setting limits on how much time I spend on my career. I have learned to reach the students I can, and hope to reach the rest. I have also learned to slow down because there is no end. Learning these things has made a big difference in the way I feel when I walk into the building.
You took the words right out of my mouth. Even though this is not my first year teaching, I still find myself making the same recitations. I am still setting limits. It can become very overwhelming, especially when you have a family. The students are your family too and the school expects so much out of you. I find myself feeling bad sometimes when I have to leave to tend to my family after school. I feel anxiety because I know my child needs me and he comes first, but the looks on my students’ faces also pull at my heartstrings when I tell them I have to leave after a certain time. And on top of that you have the administrative demands. I don’t see your post as negative at all; it’s just the reality of this profession.
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