I want more money. I want challenge.

[riff]

It's Friday morning and I am looking outside through an open window at what promises to be another stunningly beautiful April morning with clear skies, mild temperatures, and flowers blooming every where.

I want more money for the work that I do. In a conference with my boss she described where she would like to see my program go and how she would like to see me get it there. She has some excellent ideas, but the wrong the man. I left her office thinking, all of that is wonderful. Hire someone that wants to do all of that work and pay for it, because you sure as hell aren't paying me and I have no intention of doing all of that shit.

(did I tell her this in the meeting? of course not, she talks, I listen)

I want a new challenge. When I teach, I play constantly. I have never been a better teacher than I am today because play and because my students have never learned more or achieved more than they are doing now. If my work were more challenging, I wouldn't be dragging out all of my old books and coming here for intellectual stimualtion. I should be worried about how good of a job I am doing at work and not asking myself, "could you possible do this another year?"

It's nice to be able to do your job well with one hand tied behind your back, but at the same time, it really sucks too. It's nice to comfortable and secure (plus we have one of the best insurance plans around), but at the same time I am so unchallenged my by work all I can do is make up jokes and "ha-ha"s to keep myself amused.

I want more. I want more.

Has anyone ever felt like this? What did you do? It's can't be just me.

 

[SINthysist]

Went to work for myself.

Now I teach as I see fit.

And people like me for it since I am allowed to use discipline and stress a moral code...

Parents eat that up in this day and age!

 

[riff]

Thanks for the response. I am off to work early today and think about it. This is going to be in the bcak of my head all day while I am there I bet.

 

[SINthysist]

Di nada...

 

[riff]

I forgot to add some of the new things she wants me do are not challenging. To me it's all of that non-educational symbolic stuff that makes the school look good in the community, but has little to do with educating the majority of students.

She is just using me to try to make herself look good, which is basicaly what everybody does in Education, but I don't want to do that shit regardless.

 

[Cheyenne]

I forgot to add some of the new things she wants me do are not challenging. To me it's all of that non-educational symbolic stuff that makes the school look good in the community, but has little to do with educating the majority of students.

Is it important to make the school look good so that it gets the funding it needs to do the real teaching?

Could you ask your boss to explain to you, because you're confused, what the things she wants you to do contribute directly to the education of the kids? A logical question. We do it all the time where I work. If we have to do something that makes no sense and just adds paperwork, the standard question is "what does this do to add value for the customer, etc.?" If the answer is "nothing" sometimes the latest project is dropped. Or at least modified.

 

[riff]

Is it important to make the school look good so that it gets the funding it needs to do the real teaching?

Could you ask your boss to explain to you, because you're confused, what the things she wants you to do contribute directly to the education of the kids? A logical question. We do it all the time where I work. If we have to do something that makes no sense and just adds paperwork, the standard question is "what does this do to add value for the customer, etc.?" If the answer is "nothing" sometimes the latest project is dropped. Or at least modified.

Cheyenne, I did exactly this last year. I was rewarded with an associate who was able to take over one of my classes that I hated, which allowed me to focus on teaching ewhat I enjoy teaching. And I told her- word for word- "You keep adding and adding and adding and all but a few students are really interested this."

I agree completely. How will it help the students achieve mastery of the content? Very little, if any. It's like guns or butter. What ever you take from one becomes less of the other.

I want to be like KFC and just do chicken good. They want me to do a smorgasbord. Fuck that.

 

[SINthysist]

You want to do a chicken good?



Why did Riff cross the road?

 

[SlowHand89]

I am in the same boat. I have been doing my job for a long time and everything is running smoothly. No problems. No challenges. I shouldn't complain because the only way I'll get challenges is if my employees quit and move on which means hiring/training. And that's not really a challenge either, it's just a nuisance. It's just hard to go looking for job because the benefits are pretty good.

The better the benefits, the thicker the bars, the stronger the cage.

 

[riff]

You want to do a chicken good?



Why did Riff cross the road?

Fish!

 

[SINthysist]

Pish

 

[SINthysist]

PS

I don't work on Friday's and it's going to be a glorius, warm day.

SO BITE ME!

 

[riff]

Cheyenne

I understand perfectly the need for funds. I am the one who wrote the grants that got me the money to put all of the pieces in place.

I teach. Fundraising it not in my job description and I am sick of it. Not only that, it doesn't increase my paycheck or make my job easier one fucking bit.

If I sound mean, it is not directed at you. I am just really pissed right now regarding work.

 

[riff]

Ah! My students! They are trickling into the classroom!

Sometimes they are the ONLY joy in my job.