Re: Wow, Kree!
02/24/06 08:57 AM
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Kree
Reged: 10/08/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Northern NY
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Hi Bev. You're right, I was *very* excited about this job and my move last year! It was so nice to have a real job and get my own place. But over the past year and a half reality has set in, and it's not as wonderful as I had imagined. I'm hoping I'll be able to find a teaching job I enjoy, but this one just isn't right for me. My fellow resource room teachers are ultra-clicky, so I always feel like an outsider and even miss out on information sometimes, as much as I try to stay in the loop. And it certainly doesn't help that I've only made ONE real friend up there because there's no one else my age in my school.
You're absolutely right, I don't care at all about getting tenure. It's just that if my principal doesn't think I'm doing a good job he won't give me good recommendations when future employers call. I feel like if I fail at this job I'm hurting my chances for future jobs.
As for not being able to leave in the middle of the year, it's a contractual thing. Leaving for something like pregnancy, major health problems, or family issues is one thing, but leaving because I'm miserable and don't like the job is another. According to my contract, I'm supposed to be employed there for this entire school year. Once again, it would just look *really* bad to other districts if I leave. I agree that my health is the most important thing, but I don't want to ruin my future as a teacher just because I'm stressed. I don't want to be a quitter. 
Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'm already looking for another teaching job and plan to get out of there ASAP, believe me... it's just that ASAP will need to wait another 4 months. But I can get through it!!
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