The need to vent

The need to vent

So right now, my homeroom class is sitting quietly, and most are reading. (This is usually what we do, school-wide, after lunch.) The students read books at their reading level (determined by a quarterly test) and then take individual tests on the books they read. The grade is based on how many points they earn from each test.

Anyway, I'm completely not into being here today. I almost screamed at my 2nd hour class. Admittedly, I'm exhausted (I'm averaging about 6 hours of sleep per night) and today's lesson plan was mediocre at best. However, I'm really sick of being a constant disciplinarian. It's 4812 little fires every day that I have to extinguish.

"Joey, sit down" or "Johnny, don't throw things in the classroom," or "Watch your language" or "Stop talking so I can explain this" or "Listen to each other" ... I'm just tired of it right now. I know I'm not the best at classroom managment, but it's SOOOOO frustrating when the kids constantly interrupt their own learning process. I feel bad for the kids genuinely interested in learning. Sigh.

Also, I'm always thinking of what things I can do. I think my next move will be the Peace Corps (hopefully)! I'm debating if I'd go next year or in 2010... I don't know how long I'll be able to teach.

Bell's about to ring... Ciao.