Hi all -
Meggie, I am fixated on retiring. Need to go to Austin and meet in person w/ someone from the TX Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and get the low-down. I can retire now but at 30K less than what I'm making...less taxes, health care, etc. I can get a partial lump sum and then even further reduced pay-outs, but that appeals to me. Then I could get a job as a receptionist, file clerk, admn asst, ANYTHING that would bring in $30K to make-up for the loss. Seems cinchy. Scary tho -
I'm overwhelmed with the load this year. 200 students in 8 classes (4 each day) is crazy. Then there is the stupid testing every 3-4 weeks, filling out data sheets on the results after, a computer program to award or delete points on behavior, it's ridiculous. I just don;t give a shit. My priorities are to plan lessons, prepare for them, grade and record grades. It pisses me off I am bringing work home on a regular basis plus staying til 5-6 most days. UGH - I just want to scream and claw my face!!!!
Drinking was not as heavy this week - vodka tonics are much better for me than wine.
Stuck, the guy I just met is a PhD teaching masters level courses in business & entrepreneurship. He says he records his lectures the first time he gives them and then plays them to subsequent classes in 20 min increments so he doesn't have to repeat himself! Plus making sure every class gets the same info. I think that sounds lame as hell. He also talks too damn much. But he's cute, drinks copious amounts of vodka, plays golf, and has a boat! HAHA! He also said kids today can't write worth a shit.
It's universal. Schools are just passing kids along...the dumbing down of America. I can't imagine how stupid the clientele is at most community colleges! My daughter took a class this summer and the prof misspelled and wrote so horribly, it was a joke. I dunno - what do you call the kid who passes last in his med school class? Doctor! sheesh
TGIF - hope we all enjoy responsibly :-))
Meggie, I am fixated on retiring. Need to go to Austin and meet in person w/ someone from the TX Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and get the low-down. I can retire now but at 30K less than what I'm making...less taxes, health care, etc. I can get a partial lump sum and then even further reduced pay-outs, but that appeals to me. Then I could get a job as a receptionist, file clerk, admn asst, ANYTHING that would bring in $30K to make-up for the loss. Seems cinchy. Scary tho -
I'm overwhelmed with the load this year. 200 students in 8 classes (4 each day) is crazy. Then there is the stupid testing every 3-4 weeks, filling out data sheets on the results after, a computer program to award or delete points on behavior, it's ridiculous. I just don;t give a shit. My priorities are to plan lessons, prepare for them, grade and record grades. It pisses me off I am bringing work home on a regular basis plus staying til 5-6 most days. UGH - I just want to scream and claw my face!!!!
Drinking was not as heavy this week - vodka tonics are much better for me than wine.
Stuck, the guy I just met is a PhD teaching masters level courses in business & entrepreneurship. He says he records his lectures the first time he gives them and then plays them to subsequent classes in 20 min increments so he doesn't have to repeat himself! Plus making sure every class gets the same info. I think that sounds lame as hell. He also talks too damn much. But he's cute, drinks copious amounts of vodka, plays golf, and has a boat! HAHA! He also said kids today can't write worth a shit.
It's universal. Schools are just passing kids along...the dumbing down of America. I can't imagine how stupid the clientele is at most community colleges! My daughter took a class this summer and the prof misspelled and wrote so horribly, it was a joke. I dunno - what do you call the kid who passes last in his med school class? Doctor! sheesh
TGIF - hope we all enjoy responsibly :-))
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