1. We do NOT have a summer
The teachers would really like people to understand that we don’t have a “summer”. In reality, summer is often spent taking classes, researching new strategies, buying supplies, and creating a better room setup for learning.Just because we’re not in class doesn’t mean we’re not working.
2. We are emotionally invested in every student
We emotionally support over 100 children every day and have nowhere to store this emotional baggage. We worry just as much about our students at night and on weekends as we do during class. We need a healthy way to carry that emotional burden that comes with teaching.
3. Teaching is continuous
Teaching is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week . We never stop. At the store, at home, on vacation, with family, on weekends, whatever. Our students are always in our thoughts. We are always thinking, we are planning, we are worrying, we are hoping, we are adapting. It never ends.
4. Assessments have an impact on teachers and students
Assessments have high stakes that make it difficult for students to learn. We try to develop their knowledge of quicksand. The rhythms required following the establishment of assessments by the State make it impossible to provide education adapted to each student!As a result, test anxiety is on the rise.