Our school district is laying off 62 teachers !!!! We will be picketing before and after school everyday until Wednesday, March 6. Please support our students and teachers by sharing on your page: "No layoffs for teachers in El Monte. Fewer teachers means more students in the classroom, less quality time to educate your children." I have as many as 38 students in my classroom and start with 40+ at the beginning of the school year. After going over homework and presenting new material there are about 28 minutes left for quality time with the students, with 38 students in the room, that leaves about 45 seconds of individual time for each student. That is NOT quality feedback, that is me jogging around the room like a crazy person to help students.
I do my very best to see each student, give feedback, praise, support and encouragement. I don't sit at my desk, I stand there long enough to take attendance and I'm off and running. I love my job, I love the school where I work, and I truly care about my students, some even call me mom on purpose! I give 100% of my energy, kindness, and care each and every day I walk into my classroom. I work hard to ensure that my department has quality, meaningful professional development to enhance their teaching in order to make learning and understanding easier for our students.
I want to make our future better for our children, our communities, and our country. That is why I teach, not for the salary, I make enough to live in a home, but not enough to go out to dinners, to the movies or weekend trips, my car is ten years old. I sacrifice those small pleasures for the joy I get in seeing young people grow to become young, responsible adults who will go on to college and make a better life for themselves. I believe in a good education, not a 60 second fly by.
Our country's children deserve better.
