TeacherPaz
I'd like to start knowing this community better, so I ask a question: what has been your most challenging situation as a teacher?
I start: one of the most challenging situations I remember it's telling a family his son has a learning disability and helping them to understand him.
Nov 19, 2022 at 11:14pmWeb
Show threadsarahmiller1746Nov 19, 2022
@teacherPaz I would say absent parents altogether. There is only so much support we can give to students if a parent doesn't show up to meetings and/or sign consent forms. :( #edutoot
Show threadTeacherPazNov 20, 2022
@sarahmiller1746 totally agree with you. I think that's the most challenging part. It's essential their presence cause if they don't continue what we do in class... what are we working for? And I'm not just referring to curricular part... But how can we change that? It struggles me, I have several students in this situation and I feel there's nothing I can do 😬
Show threadUnprofessional DevelopmentNov 20, 2022
@teacherPaz micromanaging principal that created a toxic environment where everyone always felt like they had no liberty and could be chastised at any time
Show threadTeacherPazNov 20, 2022
@Unprocast totally agreed 👏🏻 I feel lucky to be ina place wherei feel valued and listened and I cannot imagine working in a place where my boss may question me everytime and make del unconfident... So yes, that's a big challenge
Show threadsarahmiller1746Nov 23, 2022
@teacherPaz I also want to add: Staff Meetings that could have been emails. It is a little thing, but it is based on the assumption that we aren't professional enough to read emails from admin, so they feel the need to sit us down while they spend 45 min of our "off-the-clock" time flipping through a PowerPoint presentation we could have read ourselves. 😡😫🤬
Show threadTeacherPazNov 26, 2022
@sarahmiller1746 totally agree 🤣👏🏼 and not just the meeting, I don't know in your school but in Spain you need to record all what is said in a meeting and sign it later so you're spending time in the meeting and paperwork... But, as headteacher I just say for some people is necessary 🥲 I'm discovering things about some mattress I never thought about...