Sad/Bad Mood Thread

[AngelPhiSig]

I think Ive been having a bad year.

I started at my school in Dec. 2005. Since I have had a crash course in classroom management and have expierenced many many things that most teachers wont ever see...

The BIG list:
(keep in mind I have SECOND grade - average age 7,8,9)
-knife in school (10 day suspension)

-children throwing chairs (over the head, throwing)

-child knocking over all of the tables, chairs in my room (I had to remove my kids) (no suspension)

-same child knocking/throwing over the tables, chairs, things from my desk, and 100+ pound cubbies (5 sets, five cubbies per set) breaking the cubbies (i had to remove my kids for a few hours - no teaching that day!) (3 day suspension)

-child punching out one of my windows (4 day suspension)

-child pulling the fire alarm while in line (cos they cant f-ing listen) (suspension not decided yet, shes still in school)

-being assulted by a fourth grader who is in my reading class (2 days out)

-two bloody noses due to punching and a hard smack to the back of the head (no suspension)

-a bus accident (I wasnt on the bus, but 4 of my kids were) where a bus went down a hill side with a steep drop and right into a house (made national news)

Daily things: (may or may not result in in-school suspension, which usually occurs one or two weeks AFTER the incident, so the kid doesnt fit the punishment with the crime)
-pencil throwing
-fights (at least 3 daily, kids arent pulled from my room and Im expected to teach)
-chair tipping
-table tipping
-swearing
-calling the teacher names
-leaving the room
-excessive talking (Believe me that I have TRIED everything, positive, negative, write ups, time outs (school policy), principal, etc
-talking about sex
-running on table tops and computer table, heaters

theres more but I cant think of them right now.

So yea. IM STILL THERE AFTER ALL OF THIS... and this past week we were told that contracts for next year (year to year basis for hiring etc) will be out soon and that we all should have got our letters asking us to return...

...

not me.

WHY? I dont know yet. I noted when asked if I would come back, that might move away... but if I dont, I would want to stay and even take on some other responsibilities.

So Im gonna ask my principal. BUT shes kinda scary.

And there is NOTHING done about the children's behavior. AND the one second grade teacher wants to go to third and keep his kids. So mine will be together again next year. THEY NEED TO BE SPLIT UP, DUH!

Oh well. Thats my rant.

Unemployment here I come.