Comments on: why i drive myself crazy http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/ no nā manaʻo ulu wale Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Lia http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-196 Lia Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:28:51 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-196 Thanks for the comments, Lika! I agree with you that it's the adults that are the worst. I saw that firsthand when on the mainland for a workshop--teachers cutting in line, pushing and shoving to be up front, whining about how cold it is and no one wants to turn down the air conditioner. The group of us from our school just could not believe our ears. These were the teachers! They expect the students to be one way, yet they cannot act that way themselves? It was eye-opening. We couldn't wait to come back to Hawai'i. Oh, and don't even get me started on parents! *eyeroll* Thanks for the comments, Lika! I agree with you that it’s the adults that are the worst. I saw that firsthand when on the mainland for a workshop–teachers cutting in line, pushing and shoving to be up front, whining about how cold it is and no one wants to turn down the air conditioner. The group of us from our school just could not believe our ears. These were the teachers! They expect the students to be one way, yet they cannot act that way themselves? It was eye-opening. We couldn’t wait to come back to Hawai’i.

Oh, and don’t even get me started on parents! *eyeroll*

]]> By: Lika http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-182 Lika Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-182 DUH? I forgot to mention ~ the BIG people ~ staff meetings were the worst, listening to some teachers whine and complain and talk talk talk da same thing ova & ova, ssshhheee shuddup awreddy I like go home. The Adults were as bad or worst den da kids sometimes. The kids are expected to whine & complain but da teachers, OMG...... no wonder the kids are half nuts. LOL DUH? I forgot to mention ~ the BIG people ~ staff meetings were the worst, listening to some teachers whine and complain and talk talk talk da same thing ova & ova, ssshhheee shuddup awreddy I like go home. The Adults were as bad or worst den da kids sometimes. The kids are expected to whine & complain but da teachers, OMG…… no wonder the kids are half nuts. LOL

]]> By: Lika http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-181 Lika Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:13:32 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/lia/2007/03/18/why-i-drive-myself-crazy/#comment-181 I never wanted to be a teacher BUT I ended up being an English teacher (don't laugh LOL) for one semester. Interviewed as an administrative assistant & walked out w/ a contract to teach English (not Pidgin hehehe) for one semester to HS sophomores. I've had a lot of jobs in my time and teaching is one of the hardest jobs I've ever had. I think to be a teacher, you have to have a calling & want to teach, love to teach or whats the point? I think the kids know what teachers are genuine & those who are just their to babysit or get a paycheck. Being a teacher was hard for me because I felt bad that some of the kids wouldn't, couldn't, didn't want to learn; they did not have the reading skills or the study skills to get by; thats something they needed to learn in elementary level not HS. My DH is a teacher, coach, princpal kind of person and he use to tell me "you're not going to reach all of'em but you try and those that you reach, thats your reward; that you taught them something and don't expect a thank you; its a thankless job just know that you did your job to best of your ability." Still I felt bad cause some of those kids were seriously papaya heads, I swear I don't know how they were going to make it in the REAL world. I never wanted to be a teacher BUT I ended up being an English teacher (don’t laugh LOL) for one semester. Interviewed as an administrative assistant & walked out w/ a contract to teach English (not Pidgin hehehe) for one semester to HS sophomores. I’ve had a lot of jobs in my time and teaching is one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had. I think to be a teacher, you have to have a calling & want to teach, love to teach or whats the point? I think the kids know what teachers are genuine & those who are just their to babysit or get a paycheck.
Being a teacher was hard for me because I felt bad that some of the kids wouldn’t, couldn’t, didn’t want to learn; they did not have the reading skills or the study skills to get by; thats something they needed to learn in elementary level not HS. My DH is a teacher, coach, princpal kind of person and he use to tell me “you’re not going to reach all of’em but you try and those that you reach, thats your reward; that you taught them something and don’t expect a thank you; its a thankless job just know that you did your job to best of your ability.” Still I felt bad cause some of those kids were seriously papaya heads, I swear I don’t know how they were going to make it in the REAL world.

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