Do You Ever Wonder If What You're Doing is in Any Way Appreciated?

Today was another one of those days where I wonder why I do what I do?  Teaching is one stressful thing after another.  Do you know that for a lot of parents these days they see school and teachers as the ENEMY?  Yup, they come in complaining that you sent a note home telling how their child did something wrong, and they come in defending their child and want the consequences dropped!  Really?   That's what it's coming to?  Kids can do things wrong and not have consequences?  That's really going to bring about major issues as this generation grows to adulthood.

I had a kindergarten student who had not behaved and had his card changed from green(you're good and following the rules), to yellow(you've made a mistake and not followed the rules).  This child asked me and the general education teacher if we would flip his card back to green because he didn't like it on yellow.  His mom said maybe he could earn his green card back.  Really?  We're at a  point where kids are trying to negotiate with parent's help to make it look like nothing happened?

Where has the idea of if do the crime, you do the time gone?  If you misbehave, you have a consequence, plain and simple. No do-overs!  Just do-betters!

We have a 2nd grader, new student today(this was his first day of the 2012-2013 school year for him and his brother.) who raised his hand to answer a question and when the teacher didn't call on him, he threw his pencil at someone.  When the teacher turned to get workbooks for students to use, the student(remember it's his first day) got up and left the room.
This is a 2nd grader on his first day!  It's sad to see kids so bold at such a young age.

So many teachers are getting burned out with all they are asked to do. Other than being a kid's mom and dad, we're just about everything else to them.  We wear so many hats in a day that it's exhausting keeping up.

I see many teachers after a few years just quit teaching and find something else.  Not that they will be appreciated, but at least  they won't be attacked by parents who don't appreciate what is done for their child each and every day.Parents who don't support authority but support their child and what they say.  Most of the students now in our building are on free or reduced lunches.  Many are transient and have had many different schools in their short life.

 I pray that something changes in our land.  I pray that God is pushed back in by all of the Christians out there.  Why are we sitting back and allowing the minority dictate what we want?
We want God back in our schools, homes, government and the world.  We see what we have when God is removed......utter chaos and hate.

You know, teachers don't go into education because of the pay.  They go in believing that they can change lives of kids who will be our leaders some day.  We yearn to reach kids and teach them to think and learn, to do what they dream of.  To work hard and be proud of themselves.  To teach them and see that little light bulb go off and know it's because of your patience and creativity that the student learned something that for them was difficult.

God help us with the mess we've created.
Here's a song that calmed me after writing all of this.  I'm sorry I vented but I really needed to let you see what education has turned into.

Listen to Casting Crown's song, You're Already There. I hope it brings a peace and calm to your heart.



Here's another song I found called If We've Every Needed You by Casting Crown.

May these songs bring you peace and joy because we know Jesus is with us every step of the way.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Blessing of the Day:Tim had the day off and built a shelf attached to the ceiling to store things.
Blessings,