For those of you who may not have a teacher in your life, most teachers receive a "prep" period. For me, this is the 40 minutes a day where the children go to library, art, music or gym.
We have a new gym teacher at school. The former teacher left to join the fire department. The new teacher is super nice and great with the kids.
When I drop my kids off for P.E., each time he says, "Enjoy your break."
I really want to say, "My break from what?" If anything, that is the most jammed packed part of my day! I plan my lessons, I make phone calls, I make copies, and write reports. It's my time to "prep" for all the things I am teaching each week.
I'm not hanging out in the teachers room eating donuts and drinking a cup of coffee! It's not a break! It's a prep!
3 comments:
He probably means a break from having to be around the kids. Cut the guy some slack Geesh.
I agree with poster Kevin Richard. Besides, at least you get a prep. I suppose you even have a regular lunch time, too?
HAHAHA, Anonymous - if by "regular lunchtime" you mean 15 minutes to eat your food while other teachers are consulting with you about students, the nurse calls because one of your kids fell on the playground, and an unspecified number of students are sitting in your classroom because they a) have gotten kicked out of the lunchroom, b)didn't do last night's homework, and/or c)are having a social crisis, then yes, we do get a regular lunchtime!
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