It's all about letting go!
This might comeback to bite me in the ass, but I'll say it anyway!
Well, my blog has turned more into a diary than the serious blog I once had in mind. However I must say that I do this because is one way of venting all the issues that I have without hurting anyone I know (some of my fellow enemies probably don't know how to use it against me).
Anyway, these months have been stressful and full of task, endeavors, errands and many other things that have slowly revealed a whole side of my job that I didn't want to face: some of my coworkers are so full of it. I know, it is not new, it is not fresh, it happens in every workplace around the world (raise your hand if you have an ass in the cubicle next to you!) but what really bothers and concerns me is the fact that I work in an environment in which team work and collaboration should be essential to provide the best of ourselves to those who we serve: Education.
I worked in private companies and schools for so many years that I thought that every workplace was similar to the ones I had been in before; nonetheless, I had a rude awakening becoming a civil servant. Being a "civil servant" implies that you are willing to do your best to serve the people, that's what you are being paid for, but when I get to work and I see people doing what they feel like, being completely irresponsible, being annoying and even harassing others (even though it is against the law, the Teacher's Union has created a system that allows harassment) and complaining all the time for doing what is actually something you do because you love.
If you become a teacher you must keep in mind that it is not very rewarding, that it is exhausting at times and that many times your efforts are not even acknowledged; now, when I say not rewarding I'm talking in terms of money, because there are other rewards (the love of your students, see their progress when learning, their gratitude). But when you become a teacher and you don't even care about your students, you don't show up to work or you're always late, when you don't plan your lessons, then you picked the wrong job.
But I had to learn to let go, it was me against some who are not that very strong (actually they are the weakest links) but who are protected by an Union that is more concerned with their internal struggles and getting into politics than defending all teachers, protecting some who are basically incompetent teachers without delving deep (some who should have been gone a long time ago are still here doing nothing for the children because the union protected them) and protecting those who are really important: youth and children.
I wish I could kick some of these teachers out and allow those who are really committed to the cause, who are willing and able to do everything for those in need and who deserve better. But like I said in the title, it's all about letting go and do my best to provide children and youth with the best education.
Well, my blog has turned more into a diary than the serious blog I once had in mind. However I must say that I do this because is one way of venting all the issues that I have without hurting anyone I know (some of my fellow enemies probably don't know how to use it against me).
Anyway, these months have been stressful and full of task, endeavors, errands and many other things that have slowly revealed a whole side of my job that I didn't want to face: some of my coworkers are so full of it. I know, it is not new, it is not fresh, it happens in every workplace around the world (raise your hand if you have an ass in the cubicle next to you!) but what really bothers and concerns me is the fact that I work in an environment in which team work and collaboration should be essential to provide the best of ourselves to those who we serve: Education.I worked in private companies and schools for so many years that I thought that every workplace was similar to the ones I had been in before; nonetheless, I had a rude awakening becoming a civil servant. Being a "civil servant" implies that you are willing to do your best to serve the people, that's what you are being paid for, but when I get to work and I see people doing what they feel like, being completely irresponsible, being annoying and even harassing others (even though it is against the law, the Teacher's Union has created a system that allows harassment) and complaining all the time for doing what is actually something you do because you love.
If you become a teacher you must keep in mind that it is not very rewarding, that it is exhausting at times and that many times your efforts are not even acknowledged; now, when I say not rewarding I'm talking in terms of money, because there are other rewards (the love of your students, see their progress when learning, their gratitude). But when you become a teacher and you don't even care about your students, you don't show up to work or you're always late, when you don't plan your lessons, then you picked the wrong job.
But I had to learn to let go, it was me against some who are not that very strong (actually they are the weakest links) but who are protected by an Union that is more concerned with their internal struggles and getting into politics than defending all teachers, protecting some who are basically incompetent teachers without delving deep (some who should have been gone a long time ago are still here doing nothing for the children because the union protected them) and protecting those who are really important: youth and children.
I wish I could kick some of these teachers out and allow those who are really committed to the cause, who are willing and able to do everything for those in need and who deserve better. But like I said in the title, it's all about letting go and do my best to provide children and youth with the best education.
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