It's early January and I'm getting that feeling. The feeling that you inevitably get at some point(s) during a school year where you begin ask yourself questions. Questions like: "Why do I do this?" - "Maybe I should think about another career?" - "Am I even any good and will I ever get better?" - "Will this ever get easier?"
I'm feeling very discouraged and I'm feeling and hearing the same from many of my colleagues. I have concerns about the success of my school and the continued commitment to the school by many of my colleagues. We receive all of this praise and the school gets all of these awards, but as a staff, morale is not high.
You don't get wealthy from teaching. You don't get respected. You aren't valued. Sometimes it seems like the expectations placed on the urban educator are insurmountable.
Breathe.
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