Mondays in the Life of a Teacher: As Told By Office Space
Yes, it's Monday again. Your weekend went by in the blink of an eye, and you barely had any time to rest and recharge. Between leaving school late on Friday night, the grading you had to catch up on, the emails from parents to respond to, and the lesson plans you had to prepare for the week ahead, there wasn't much time left to recuperate. You think about playing hooky but then you remember you're the teacher. So, you get yourself up out of bed, brew your first dose of caffeine, and keep on making a difference. It's not easy, but no one ever said it would be...
1. You throw on some gangsta rap and get yourself ready to take on the madness that awaits you at school...
2. But there's always that someone who manages to get on your nerves before the first bell rings...
3. Nothing like admin popping in for a little unannounced observation to start the week off right...
4. The observer asks what you're doing in class today, and you respond with a sarcastic comment, to try and lighten up the awkward ambiance...
5. Making your copies for the week never happens without a fight & a headache...
6. By noon, you're already on the verge of a mental breakdown...
7. Sitting in the staff meeting, thinking to yourself...
8. Your students share how much effort they put into learning, and your blood pressure rises...
9. You think about what you want to tell their parents...
10. Then you get that text message from the principal about wanting to speak with you after school...
11. And you spend the rest of the day thinking about what you could possibly have done wrong...
12. You imagine if you were to get fired, maybe it wouldn't be so bad...
13. But after all the time & effort you invested, if they don't appreciate it, maybe you'll just quit and tell them how you really feel!
14. Turns out, it was just to tell you they're adding a couple more students to your class... "No big deal"
15. You get home try to unwind a little...
16. By the time you finally fall asleep, you dream about what you'd like to do to that copy machine...
17. Then, you wake up and do it all over again...
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