I will be the first to admit that I have "dropped the ball" and have not posted my entry by the Saturday deadline. But I did want to enlighten everyone about my week with no classroom.
The good news is that construction has begun on my television studio and control room. The bad news is that my class room is a huge room that will be split into studio and class room. So as construction continues, I cannot conduct class within that room. Administrators informed me that there are no available rooms. So they told me I will have my 1st, 2nd and 3rd period classes in the cafeteria and the 5th and 7th period classes in the theater. Trying to teach interviewing techniques over the clanging of pots and pans is not an easy task. And transporting textbooks and television monitors can take alot out of an old man like me. If any of you fine folks have been in a similar situation, I would welcome any and all advice on how to better this situation.
And just a quick comment regarding the blog. After reading several of the postings, I feel that the CTE Teachers' Blog will be very beneficial to me. It offers me quick and updated access to my fellow teachers who are experiencing similar situations. I "feel your pain" in many situations. I look forward to your input and advice to help me become a better teacher. And if this "homeless teacher" can offer any words of advice or encouragement, it will make me a better person.
I feel your pain too. I once taught a three month, grant-funded, workplace ESL course at a prominent hotel. We held class in one of the hotel conference rooms when it was free. However, when this room wasn't free, we had to hold class in a storage room--- no joke. It was absolutely demoralizing for the students, a group of immigrant and refugee housekeepers and custodians. We all know that in the real world of teaching you just have to roll with these types of situations, but you don't have to like them!
ReplyDeleteBless your heart. Thank you for that response. I will face my Monday in a more positive outlook.
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