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Annoyances of an academy
Ok, so after mentioning the nice things (like getting a portable)
now the not so nice things:
-Trying to get an office.
I received a beautiful office. One problem: the wireless internet is not active, and the wired internet is not active either...
This will take minimum a month...
Ok, so they give me another temporary office for a month.
Problem: where is the key?
I have been coming in for 3 days in a row, yet nobody seems to find a key.
So I end up in the library (which I don't mind) or in a students internet farm (which I don't mind either) which doesn't allow me to mindmap my ideas, nor store my research.
Administration rocks in all these official jobs, and nothing gets done...
-Fix all administrative things.
Nobody ever tells you where to get material such as 'a buro' (the office is empty), 'a chair', 'a blackboard', ...
Nobody seems to know.
Nobody tells you where to get some advantages (like maybe tell me if I get remuneration for 'driving' to school and such stuff.)
It would be helpful if someone would welcome you and give you these kind of information so things would move forward much faster...
Hey, teachers out there, felt the same?
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Posted on February 23, 2006
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I understand the frustration. I must say that when I read your message I didn't feel any pity though. I had three exams on manangement (long nights) this week. The professors all had a good night sleep and a cup of coffee in front of them during the exam. Get the picture?!
Posted by Jurgen | February 24, 2006 6:06 PMBut still, I'm glad you shared your thoughts. It is nice to know that I'm not the only one that is frustrated sometimes.:)
I started out with a meeting in the teacher's lounge with a crazy woman who asked me which classes I would be teaching to and then sincerely advised me to never, ever turn my back on those monsters. Five minutes later I had to face them. The cream of the crop. Future wood and metal workers, mechanics,... Some of them were older than I was. The first question I was asked was "Are you going to be our new teacher?" I said yes and the whole class burst out laughing. I spent a whole year teaching Dutch to people who were almost illiterate. There I was with my master's degree in English and Dutch literature. But in the end I learned to love them, and they loved me back. And I learned a lot.
About the other things I would have been completely lost too, except I had the good fortune to start on the same day as a young math's teacher whose father-in-law happened to be a big guy in the teachers union.
Things have improved a little bit now. If you check out the site: www.ond.vlaanderen.be, you'll see there is a guide for teachers. It should answer most of your questions.
One more tip. If you can, find out who runs the union in the school. They know everything and can solve most things if you ask them nicely.
Posted by Lies | February 25, 2006 6:46 PM