tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17776116696649324942011-11-27T15:57:32.225-08:00If you have been laid off from your teaching job, let's hear your story.bigbearhaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421209627467477975noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777611669664932494.post-13990199333505103162011-03-26T08:17:00.000-07:002011-03-26T08:27:16.822-07:00It has been 18 months since my last posting. In that time I have been "pink-slipped" 2 more times, taught 5th grade last year and back to kindergarten this year. I LOVE Kindergarten but it doesn't look promising at all for rehiring next year. Our small district has cut 7 elementary positions and 5 MS/HS partial positions (periods).<div>Our state politicians have successfully ruined the budget of this state with little chance of repairing in the next 5 years. These asses have funded all of their garbage with no thought of education taking the brunt of their mistakes. But keep those prisoners in luxury!</div><div>Our classrooms are going to be filled to the ceilings and teachers will be there only for crowd control. You CANNOT teach a group of 35 kindergartners with no aides and no parent help...all by yourself. And the upper grades will be at 40+...THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS!</div><div>Any thoughts...?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1777611669664932494-1399019933350510316?l=kindertini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bigbearhaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421209627467477975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777611669664932494.post-11115637297329837832009-06-20T09:21:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:30:45.462-07:00Packing my classroom has been a daunting task. With no possibility of a position in my district next year (I was "pink slipped" in March) I am wondering what will be next in my life. I will be subbing once again but that is not the same as having your "own" group of kids to greet everyday.<div>I had a wonderful year as a 1st year Kindergarten teacher, working with the best Kinder team of teachers on the planet! Our kids did fabulous on their end of the year assessments and I credit that to our team's solid commitment to working together and devising numerous strategies to reach ALL of our students. </div><div>I will miss those incredibly brilliant ladies (only 2 are staying) but we did not say goodbye...only see you soon!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1777611669664932494-1111563729732983783?l=kindertini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bigbearhaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421209627467477975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777611669664932494.post-53899760213034402022008-12-27T19:55:00.000-08:002008-12-27T19:58:07.789-08:00Ok...if you are out there...just swing me a howdy! With all the snow I'm staring at here in So. Cali I decided to leap into something new...blogging!<div>Thanks for visiting...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1777611669664932494-5389976021303440202?l=kindertini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bigbearhaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421209627467477975noreply@blogger.com4