3.21.2006

I haven't felt like doing much of anything lately, not really sure why. I haven't been hungry but, I managed to gain three pounds. How'd that happen? I'm not really sure.

I went on an interview yesterday for an assistant principal position. It's a position where I would work as a teacher for two years and then transition to a principal's position by year three. Anyway, there were two women I had to meet with. One was impressed with my resume and the things I've done as a teacher, running my own business, etc. The other said, and I QUOTE she thought my teaching style may be a "little touchy feely because I ran an afterschool Yoga program". I mean, is that not the dumbest thing anyone has ever heard? Because I ran an AFTERSCHOOL program where I taught Yoga, I'm a softie in the classroom? Where do those two things even meet? Also on my resume were the fact that I work with academically (by at least two years) delayed students, many who have emotional and behavioral problems, the fact that I have created alternative route education paths for children who have a difficult time learning "conventionally" and the fact that throughout my career, I have been used as a "miracle teacher" (a teacher who gets pulled out of her current assignment to go into another classroom and fix the mess some other teacher has created or not been able to handle), all of that was bypassed because Oh my God! I'mve taught Yoga! So stupid.

I've mostly been going to work and just going home though, I did go to the Harlem Tea Room this weekend, that was pretty nice. My cousin T says that I should get out more, I'm turning myself into a hermit but, I just haven't felt like it. If I didn't have to go to work, I wouldn't go. I just feel like I need to straighten some things out. I'm not sure right now how I'm going to go about doing that, but, for now, I feel I just want to hang in the cut.

5 comments:

Ananse's Web said...

I'm the same way. I love to be up in my house all the damn time. I am trying to break out of it but you know old habits die hard.
Good luck with the job

Ananse's Web said...

Since you're in NYC maybe you could join us for our bookclub meetings - they are once a month....let me know

Anonymous said...

i'm feeling that type of malaise, but it's definitel due to my job. hope you're feeling more 'up'.

Dee said...

maybe you gained some muscle?

Emily said...

I found your blog on Inspire me Thursday. School administrators...I don't know why they keep getting hired (narrow minded ones). It seems like the marjority are blind to education and children.

I actually started my blog as a vent for being canned as a substitute. Why was I fired? Because I didn't have a "methodology". It still baffles my mind when I think about it. Oddly, I decided to try tutoring and the parents/kids love what I do.

I think you're great for trying to do things "outside the box"...I know as a kid, I would have loved to try yoga. A shame the interviewee doesn't try some too...

Peace,
Emily