February 19, 2009

I am physically and emotionally exhausted. The stuff going on at work is really weighing on me. It is like walking around in a morgue. I just feel so badly for the people who are leaving and even more badly for the students who are losing their teachers. The whole situation just sucks. I wish I had a magic wand and could just fix it for everyone. It just makes me want to lay down and sleep for a week.

On the up side, everyone at work seems to be bonding even more over all of this. Our building is a pretty cohesive group anyway. We've had our little squabbles here and there, but for the most part we all really like each other and like working together. I think if we were just left alone, especially with the principal we have, we'd make amazing strides.

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. Public education needs to be revamped. We need to stop letting people who don't have a clue about teaching make decisions. We need to stop letting politicians and career administrators run things into the ground. Having things set up the way they are just are not in the best interest of our students.