tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post3393039656220928376..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Seeing thro' the eye...doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-58849631928408891542012-01-13T15:12:34.380-05:002012-01-13T15:12:34.380-05:00I am one who quasi-left the classroom (took on som...I am one who quasi-left the classroom (took on some coaching part-time) and I am ready to be back in the classroom full-time. I had more autonomy, impact and meaning in my own classroom than I do as a teacher/coach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-40161804720215731272012-01-13T06:37:27.883-05:002012-01-13T06:37:27.883-05:00Dear Jenny,
I suspect most who leave the classroo...Dear Jenny,<br /><br />I suspect most who leave the classroom "to effect change" are more interested in effecting their own lives. Teaching well is hard, as you know, but also rewarding, as you also know. <br /><br />I'm in a good place with a phenomenal principal, so teachers here have some say, which is a powerful thing. <br /><br />OTOH, principals are hand-cuffed by many things legal and otherwise beyond their control--I can only imagine the frustration of those administrators trying to effect change they believe is in the best long-term interests of children instead of the best interests of careers.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-7973681086106373062012-01-13T06:02:05.313-05:002012-01-13T06:02:05.313-05:00So many leave the classroom in order to effect cha...So many leave the classroom in order to effect change. It is reassuring to know there are still teachers who believe the classroom (and maybe this place as well) works for effecting change. At the same time, how sad to realize how little power or control or influence we as teachers have outside our classrooms, even when given the audiences one would think necessary.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.com