The Life and Times of Mrs. Schunk
Well, I have been teaching for five years now. And, honestly, I am completely and officially burnt out. I have taught preschool, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and Title One reading support. That is six positions in five years--in case you can’t count. When I was little, I would play teacher constantly, writing endless names on notebooks and teaching from my miniature whiteboard that was my favorite toy. I would spend countless hours locked inside my room teaching my students (usually stuffed animals). For some reason, my older and wiser brother never volunteered to be one of my students--I wonder why? My bossy personality lent itself completely to this play profession. All of my students would get A’s and B’s, except for one, who always got an F. He was usually a boy. As I grew older, I thought about different careers, but eventually settled again on teacher. I helped out in one of my former elementary classrooms in high school and I was instantly sold. I...