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This is a place where I share some of the highlights of my teaching career. As a teacher, I often find myself in need to talk about the things that take place in my class, good and bad.
2:18 PM 5/9/2024 (from the LOG.txt file)
does experience and time spent in a class dull the emotions?
9:22 12/12/2024
okay, i admit it. some classes are worth leaving as soon as possible. i hate to say it, but some classes are actually a delight to say goodbye to.
7:48 27/10/2024
just read something amazing written by a math teacher and it hit close home:
Let me see if I have this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. Not only that, but I am also to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify disruptive behavior, and observe them for signs of abuse.
I am to fight the war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for guns and knives, and raise their self-esteem. I am to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play; how to balance a checkbook, and how to apply for a job.
I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of potential antisocial behavior, offer advice, write letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships, encourage respect for the cultural diversity of others, and, oh yes, teach, always making sure that I give the girls in my class 50% of my attention.
I am required by my contract to work on my own time (summers and evenings) and at my own expense toward additional certification and a master's degree, to sponsor the cheerleaders or the sophomore class (my choice); and after school, I am to attend committee and faculty meetings, and participate in staff development training.
I am to be a paragon of virtue, such that my very presence will awe my students into being obedient and respectful of authority. I am to do all of this with just a piece of chalk, a bulletin board, and a few books (some of which I may have to purchase myself). And for doing this, I am to be paid a starting salary that, in some states, qualifies my family for food stamps.
Is that all?
David Pleacher
7:00 22/09/2024
last year was tough. come to think of it, the entirety of the last few years was challenging. I think doing a PhD, teaching at different schools, and handling the monotony of life, all at once, comes with a cost. I managed to end the last school year with no major mistakes. let's hope i manage to do the same this year also. i am more motivated this year and i have energy to try new techniques in my class. i will try to make my classes fun once more. i will also try to be more practical and more efficient in my teaching. i have learned a lot and i am ready to put what i have learned to the test.
9:43 PM 12/1/2023
it hurts. teaching really hurts. i have always given my 100% doing this job. i went far and beyond during every session. i was not perfect but i was always trying to be my best for my students. i made sure not to leave a single student behind. when i had full classes (43+), i printed more colored worksheets. when my students had a bad day/night/life, i made sure to make at least one hour of their day feel good. i gifted. i comforted. and i listened. i did all this and never sought any recognition/rewards. i did it for my students. because i loved my students.
9:01 PM 18/11/2023
i miss my students.
ON MOROCCAN EDUCATION
9:01 PM 10/10/2023
multiple strikes are going on at the moment all over Morocco. all teacher-related. i am participating this time. as a teacher, i have always believed that we are not paid enough. what we get, what i get, compared to the effort i put into this job is ridiculously unbalanced. i truly believe that we cannot enhance the educational system without increasing the salaries of teachers (who do their job as it is supposed to). nothing will change if the financial situation of the teachers is this miserable. there will be no incentive for the betterment of class practices if the teacher can barely survive the month. of course, there are other issues that need to be addressed as well. but first, give me more money.
ON GOODBYES AT THE OF THE YEAR
10:03 AM 5/18/2023
and just like that the school year has ended. very prematurely if you ask me. but no one listens. they all just want to finish the year. they must hate their jobs because i can't understand how someone can await the end of the year with such eagerness. i struggle and dread the end very much. i hate the goodbyes it brings. i feel betrayed. i feel cheated. i spend a year giving all myself to my dear students only to see them detach from me at the end and go far away to another place, to another teacher. this year was especially difficult. so many great students and so many happy souls. i will forever hold pieces of them in my heart and i hope they do the same. i am glad i met them. i hope to see some of them later in life, in some other setting, in some other space.
Beloved farewell messages
Beloved farewell messages
in the end of the 2023 school year
i provided a sarahah link to my 1BAC classes and asked them to share with me how they feel about the class. All messages were positive and filled with so many happy thoughts. I will await your emails and messages in the future with a hopeful heart.
a class to remember
a class to remember
on the 16th of May 2023
today, i said goodbye to one of my favorite classes of this year. it was extremely painful. i hate goodbyes. i hate this job for making me say goodbye every year to souls i have gotten so attached to. they brought me the nicest gift. their words and their tears will forever be remembered. i will be looking forward to your emails 10 years from now where you tell me all about your successes. see you in another place, dearest students.
A Surprise gift 💌
A Surprise gift 💌
on the 6th of April 2023
A couple of students from TCS2 surprised me with an unexpected gift. A beautiful Coran set with prayer beads and a heart-warming letter. Despite the spelling mistakes, this letter will forever hold a special place in my heart because it is clearly coming from the pure hearts of students who have put so much thought into making their teacher smile. If only they knew how happy this gift has made me feel. THANK YOU!
A sorry note 🙏
A sorry note 🙏
on the 9th of March 2023
TCS1 class is an amazing class that I enjoy teaching. We have been having so much fun. Recently, a little mishap took place. I came to class to find this little cute message on the board. I was not even mad at them to begin with. They melted my heart!
capturing dreams.. on a white board ✨
capturing dreams.. on a white board ✨
on April 13th of 2023
i did an activity with my 1bs2 students. i asked them to write down or draw where they see themselves in five years. the result was outstanding. the finale product is a mosaic of dreams and hopes of students who have everything to discover ahead of them. i made sure to write my own dreams on the board in hopes of catching some accidental luck. i hope all of these dreams come true, to all of my students.
a tearful week
a tearful week
on the 25th of May 2022
I spent two years with my 1bs1 students. i watched them grow from cc to 1st bac. and in return they were there to see me grow as a teacher. a misunderstanding happened at the end of the school year that disrupted our joyous 2-year journey. i was really overwhelmed. thank god all was sorted out before the end of the year. i walked one heavy morning to find the perfect gift and an envelope on my desk. i wish them all the best.
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