OK, I got the whole teacher thing out of my system. With the minimal amount of training I received and a huge pair of blinders that I was wearing that prevented me from seeing even myself, I found I was totally unsuited for teaching in an inner-city middle school. I couldn't handle the disrespect, the violence (not students on me, but students on each other), the outright hostility. I was intellectually prepared for major difficulties but not emotionally or psychologically ready. I lasted 6 days in front of 4 classrooms of 7th and 8th graders (~110 students).
Now, I am 55 and without a plan. What do I want to be if and when I ever grow up?
This particular experiment in my life is now in my file cabinet in a folder labeled "What the hell was I thinking?"
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