Some Days Are Worse Than Others…
Today has been rough… And it is only noon. I am a student teacher for an 8th grade teacher (students are 13/14 years old) and I am tired. Most of the students are amazing. They are respectful and kind and listen attentively when I give them directions. The others do not see me as a teacher, they will not listen to me and often go to another teacher to ask something rather than myself. I had a student today actually go find another teacher and ask the same thing she asked me after I told her not to worry about it. I’ve even had a student go as far as lying to my Mentor Teacher saying I told them to do an assignment the wrong way… Why would I tell a student to do something, that is a hefty grade, wrong?
Is teaching like this all the time? Am I going to have to deal with this for the rest of my career? Today is just one of those days where I question if I really want to go into this field.
Yesterday was great and some of the students even got a little bummed out when they realized I leave in December and even went as far as begging me to teach at their high school so that they could have me as their teacher again. But the others… The others do not see me as a teacher, they argue, they question me, and they talk back. Some days, like today, it is just too much for me to handle.
Teacher burn out is real y’all, and I am feeling it today. I haven’t had a day to just breathe and relax in months. I just need a little break, which I will sort of get tomorrow.
I just keep telling myself that it will go smoother once I get my own classroom because the students won’t see me as a student teacher, just a teacher.
Some days are worse than others but, I still love what I do and the good days out weigh the bad.
