| Re: Tuesday chat: 08/18/09 |
Subject: Re: Tuesday chat: 08/18/09 by teebee on 2009/8/18 19:25:08 Fluff, I can relate to your ear problems, our youngest daughter is legally deaf in one ear because of infections. I've seen the blood and green junk running out of the ear before and believe me I remember the days of her crying and pain. God be with you. I just had a break in the meetings here at school. you know, I spent all summer thinking about retirement and what to do (I'm eligible after this school year), and I thought that I would go ahead and retire, and in Kansas, it is possible to "double dip". I figured that I would do just that...retire and then double dip for a year or two, but after the first ten minutes of our first meeting yesterday (with all staff in the district) our superintendent had nothing but gloom and doom about this school year and the next two after...that pretty much did it for me. I'm going to find something else to do after I retire in June. Walmart greeter comes to mind pretty quick. It is just insane what education has become over the last 30 years. I keep saying to our administration that they should leaves us alone and let us do what we were originally hired to do and things would be straightened out in no time. I guess it is just time to get out. I feel sorry for our children today, education is only a flicker of what it used to be. When I retire I doubt seriously whether they will even try to replace me..first off there isn't anyone to take my place...thirty-some openings in the state in my area (VocEd, woodworking and drafting/design) and the colleges and universities only turned out 6 graduates to take the places. and secondly with the financial situation of our economy, it would be a huge savings to just close down the Vocational programs. OK, sorry for the book, I'm just really down about this situation. |
