Not that I'm counting...
Actually, I hate counting by the number of school days left. It makes it seems like there is only a month left, when in actuality, there is a month and half. But however, you count the school year is winding down. We're talking about what to spend our budget on (new vocab. program? books?), what everyone will be teaching next year - we're loosing a teacher, so some shifting has to be made. I'm taking one for the team and teaching AP Language and AP Literature. A friend suggested that I demand an extra prep period for taking on AP Literature. I laughed really hard.
Next year's budget looms large overhead. As with most schools in WA state, we're loosing students. Apparently, the 90's weren't a huge baby-making decade. This means we'll get less $$ from the state. Since teachers are finally getting a COLA raise and this is adding to the local budget burden. As a result, the teachers are getting a huge guilt trip from the superintendent. I'm pretty sure he's never read "How to Win Friends and Influence People".
In the meantime, I'm trying to keep up with grading, the lawn and figuring out when the baby is going to crawl. She's finally gotten to the stage where she'll push herself around. Alas, no crawling seems imminent.
Actually, I hate counting by the number of school days left. It makes it seems like there is only a month left, when in actuality, there is a month and half. But however, you count the school year is winding down. We're talking about what to spend our budget on (new vocab. program? books?), what everyone will be teaching next year - we're loosing a teacher, so some shifting has to be made. I'm taking one for the team and teaching AP Language and AP Literature. A friend suggested that I demand an extra prep period for taking on AP Literature. I laughed really hard.
Next year's budget looms large overhead. As with most schools in WA state, we're loosing students. Apparently, the 90's weren't a huge baby-making decade. This means we'll get less $$ from the state. Since teachers are finally getting a COLA raise and this is adding to the local budget burden. As a result, the teachers are getting a huge guilt trip from the superintendent. I'm pretty sure he's never read "How to Win Friends and Influence People".
In the meantime, I'm trying to keep up with grading, the lawn and figuring out when the baby is going to crawl. She's finally gotten to the stage where she'll push herself around. Alas, no crawling seems imminent.
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