Fear is a Poor Teacher

When you immerse my face in cold water, you can see that the mask is a bit clearer. The water is very cold, I guess every single drop of cold water passes through my diving suit. We are hundreds of feet from the coast and are floating in water like a huge bait. I recalled diving training and forced me to believe what I was told. You fall in love with this, it will change your life forever. You will never be the same, it will echo through my heart. These are my 60 year old diving instructor of gray hair, said a week ago.

Shocking research published earlier this week indicated that nearly half of Scottish teachers believe their mental health is "bad" or "very bad". In the United States, economists think that moving teachers takes more than $ 2 billion a year. There are billions of "B" every year. The same survey estimates that 40 to 50% of teachers left in the first 5 years. If I agree with the same investigation as Scottish teacher, I think my mental health is very good. I have never thought of quitting smoking during the teaching of the first five years. Of course I was angry, disappointed and emphasized, but I did not think that I should give up. What is the difference? Have you ever thought about quitting smoking, or are you going to work every day and doing business with students and colleagues? Is this a magical luck? I do not think so. Is my work stability related to a well-designed coaching system in my area? No, it is not.

If we do not teach according to the latest fashion adopted by the government, our evaluation will be very bad. In some states this will affect compensation. In all states, it affects promotion. If the new teacher does not obey the manager's request, he will worry about losing his job, so we will do it according to our request, and the students will suffer. I am teaching the AP course ... I noticed that this is an immediate problem for many people; they can not deal with now! This year I made the following dialogue with some changes. Student: (panic voice) 'So, according to my grades (insert unacceptable levels). Me: Okay. Then you understand that this is just the result of your semester and that you have enough time to achieve this goal. The first quarter was not over. Student: 'But ... I do not have (B or C). Are there additional credits? "Again and again, for some of these added conversations," My parents will not tell me (B or C).