I do not like not being able to control my career. I'm feeling very frustrated today.

What kinds of things make you feel you have no control?

LOL ... if I weren't LOL I'd have to cry. So true holaolah. Although, I suppose if I had a little more guts to take some risks ...

there are risks I'm willing to take, but with a family (especially) there are financial risks I just can't

no matter how great a teacher I might be, I am still a 6 year teacher getting paid a 6y teacher rate no matter how much or hard I work...

Yes, things change with a family LKar. You have to think about more than just yourself.

and am in danger or being moved or reduced hours or teaching misc. classes because of it.

Just one example.

I'm just not happy with my schedule next year, while a teacher I work with who does WAY less, gets better classes and schedule

I guess I'm just having a pity party today.

ah...now I see where you are coming from....100%. makes me wonder if merit pay isn't such a bad idea.

This is for the party!

I used to own my own business and when something wasn't going right or needed changing I could just do it. I could fix a problem.

very frustrating indeed holaolah.

Now, I just await my fate.

heza now it is a party worth going to !!

it'd be better to have merit respect sometimes

good point lkar

lkar I agree. I have no choice to leave. Especially in these times. I guess I should be happy I have job at all (as one administrator said)

LKar ...merit respect! Love it.

what other classes are you going to have to teach?

Basically I am losing most of my Spanish 1 classes and getting all of the "Intro" exploratory classes.

Spanish 1 for H.S credit is the only reason I agreed to teach in M.S.

UGH! who is teaching the Spanish 1 or are they getting rid of it?

The other Spanish teacher would get most of them - I'd still get 1 (maybe 2)

Are you adventurous enough to try a new place? I taught in the USVirgin Islands one year...was an exchange teacher in Australia. there are

ways to do different things if you're not tied down because of family