I was definitely called a nasty name in Spanish by two girls yesterday. I just had this instinct that they were talking about me, so I said "I heard that." One girl looked terrified. I checked with another teacher and they were basically calling me "white bread" in espanol.
Today one of the girls drew me a picture with a bleeding heart with my name in the middle that said "Sorry about yesterday." I almost teared up when she gave it to me. A little spooky, but sweet nonetheless.
Another girl started talking to me in the hall and then started spilling her guts to me. She told me she's been in foster care for awhile but lives with her father now. I knew their lives were bad, but I guess I didn't think they were that bad. So I almost cried after that conversation too.
I fluctuate between panicking and having my chest hurt because I totally don't know what I'm doing and feeling like I can make a difference. Wish I could just stick with the last one.
If you remember anything that your teacher's did or said that really used to piss you off, please tell me. I caught myself saying, "I WILL keep you after this bell rings if you don't stop talking."
2 comments:
Remember that you are touching these student lives just by caring and respecting them. I am sure that the first few days/weeks are overwhelming however it gets easier (trust me, my parents are both teachers!)
-m
Gosh, there were so many teachers I loved! Of course, the fun, young one who watched MTV & knew all the gossip (I assume this will be you), the scary old nun who threw erasers at us if we dozed off ( a good tactic, but I'm not sure you are allowed to throw things at students anymore) & the crusty mean smoker cough teacher I was afraid of until my junior year when I realized she was the shit.
I think as long as you respect them, they'll respect you. Don't take any shit & brush up on your spanish slang!
-D
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