Open Mic

Ok, so I think this is one of the harder blogs for me. I feel that I have covered almost everything about my teaching. There is a side of me that wonders if I am really supposed to be teaching. Some days I wonder if I am an effective teacher. I work with someone that is so rigid in her teaching style. It differs from mine and some days her attitude makes me feel really negative about my teaching ability. She is constantly wanting to remake every form and lesson that she has from past years. If we have a form that says what is needed, I don't feel the need to remake it. She likes to stay at work really late, where as I like to go home and be with my family. Her desire to make everything perfect sends her over the edge several times a year and she will be absent for days at a time. She has missed over 20 days this year and did so last year and the year before that. I am always supportive of her when she is absent as I know she can't help it. But sometimes this is a great burden on me. Her students are always complaining about her to me. If I had one thing about teaching that I would say I don't like, it is working with this woman. She makes me not want to come to work somedays. The worst part is I don't see her ever leaving her position. So this puts me in a hard spot. WOW, I didn't expect this to go in this direction when I started writing. It is strange sometimes how therapeutic this blogging can be. I think I actually feel better just writing this out. Thanks, for listening! :)