tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post3038727160625350939..comments2024-01-06T06:09:29.140-05:00Comments on An Urban Teacher's Education: My Job Is Perfect; Time to Quitjames boutinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-35512339583961221032011-10-14T18:24:32.268-04:002011-10-14T18:24:32.268-04:00I think it's interesting that with as little a...I think it's interesting that with as little as teachers make they have to deal with so much. My sister is in the same boat as you with teaching <a href="http://kidsclubchildcare.com" rel="nofollow"> preschool</a> at a private school, except then she comes home to three boys that she has to take care of. She loves it, but it can definitely overwhelm a person's life before they realize it.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303250506178387253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-61115763482554601962011-08-15T01:42:02.639-04:002011-08-15T01:42:02.639-04:00It's really hard to quit a job when you know t...It's really hard to quit a job when you know that you really like doing what you do. Good luck.<br /><a href="http://www.maniladb.com/" rel="nofollow">jobs manila</a>Lady Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-25481385762805567032011-04-29T23:13:22.217-04:002011-04-29T23:13:22.217-04:00Gordon: Thanks for your comments. I've heard a...Gordon: Thanks for your comments. I've heard a lot of people say that a solid relationship with another person can play a big role. And I agree that staying in teaching (especially when you're really committed to it) requires getting away from it every now and then.james boutinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-19036189503742515592011-04-29T19:19:41.740-04:002011-04-29T19:19:41.740-04:00I've been teaching for 25 years. At one point,...I've been teaching for 25 years. At one point, I was going to go into real estate. Funny thing is my current superintendent went into real estate and wasn't happy with that for very long.<br /><br />I don't know your particular circumstances, but I think a good relationship with another person helps me quite a bit, and I have also found time away from everything that is teaching, say during a summer vacation, lifts me back up to start another year. That and my mortgage payment.<br /><br />I enjoy your blog and its perspectiveGordonhttp://teachnot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-13406713612866888552011-04-29T19:02:39.201-04:002011-04-29T19:02:39.201-04:00Anon: When I was going through teacher school, I d...Anon: When I was going through teacher school, I don't think there was ever a point when someone gave me a piece of advice that made much of a difference in the way I approached teaching. I learned, through experience, the power of what many of the advice-givers had to say. But I definitely wasn't ready to appreciate a lot of the good stuff prior to really engaging with urban teaching myself.<br /><br />So, I prefer not to give advice. I'll be happy to have a conversation via email though.james boutinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-34221188571187471132011-04-29T18:58:57.204-04:002011-04-29T18:58:57.204-04:00Norm - I believe it. I also take a great deal of s...Norm - I believe it. I also take a great deal of satisfaction from thinking about and acting on my beliefs regarding education policy. But I'm afriad that might be part of the problem for me. I enjoy it too much. I'm consumed by it. I'm just looking for a little more balance in life right now. I don't want to leave teaching, just this specific environment.james boutinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-80397100310109715312011-04-29T17:33:33.856-04:002011-04-29T17:33:33.856-04:00I was like you. What save me - in a limited way - ...I was like you. What save me - in a limited way - was becoming an ed activist with other like-minded people in my 4th year as a teacher when I realized it took something outside the classroom. Combining teaching with the sense of political mission did the trick for me. Join the Real Reformers and GEM in making more movies beyond Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman - Ask the crew and they found this to be one of the most intellectually stimulating things - and a lot of it due to the sense of collaboration - they've done. Me too. We ain't stopping there.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-19992325059142540332011-04-29T02:30:08.449-04:002011-04-29T02:30:08.449-04:00I'm college student studying music education. ...I'm college student studying music education. I'm interested in working in an Urban Community when i'm finished with school. Do you have any advise for the nubes out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com