Ben Lev in CA has been a member of the group for at least the past ten years. He is making a job change and needs some feedback from us:
Hi Ben, hope you’re well –
I need some support – I just quit my high school job to get out of a toxic environment and will start a new one in a week. Old job: six great years of CI + two recent years of crappy admin, department moving toward grammar emphasis, helicopter parents like crazy…. Wonderful students – I’ll miss them. New job: part-time, working class school, textbook dept, three sections of level 1. I will have some freedom to teach as long as I give the same semester final exam.
Big change for me one month into the year. I just couldn’t tolerate being in the old school any more… I’m 60 now and will teach 1-2 more years. Need the income and health insurance for my family.
So I’m nervous and looking for support and solid ideas for picking up these three classes that have had a long term sub. Going to start with Card Talk and go from there. Any thoughts or encouragement from you or the PLC would be appreciated right now!
Ben