Subject: Re: [MK8]so frustrated

Have you discussed this with admin? I would.

Sing off the radio? That's what my classes before last year did. glorigied
Kareoke. I've given up on my 8th grade, they'll never do more than unison
because it's just TOOOOO hard....


On 9/6/07, Gail Lantz wrote:
>
> AAARG! I just need to vent this out...
>
> This year, because of an already horrible move, I didn't get a music
> teaching position BUT I'm a long term sub and this school has some kind of
> "choir" for middle school at the end of the day on Tues/Thursday. (And
> when
> I say sub I really mean I am the teacher, I am planning everything with no
> help from the original teacher...so I'm the fill in TEACHER!)
>
> 1st they didn't tell me when it began so kids showed up with nothing to do
> on Tuesday
> 2nd there was only one boy and he was going to switch to a different
> elective
> 3rd i planned for an all girl choir because of this
> 4th not only did that guy stay, 3 MORE came with him today WITHOUT ANYONE
> TELLING ME (yes that's great to have guys sing BUT)
> 5th THEY ONLY WANT TO SING ALONG WITH THE RADIO...
> 6th nobody told me i was supposed to do this to begin with. they asked me
> after school started and they apparently told the kids we would sing
> anything off of K-Love. (which, yeah is sometimes good, but not what I
> have
> resources to do)
>
> So my grueling end of the day was sooo frustrating! they whine the ENTIRE
> time. i don't give a grade, so there's less control. we can't do half the
> songs planned because i was planning on having all girls and picked out
> some
> cute stuff for them...
>
> The guys were whispering the whole time during class and one was being
> such
> a smarty little turd...ohhhhhh
> The girls were gabbing out of control. My voice is tired. I am tired. I
> don't want to do this "choir". It's not even a choir. They were told they
> are just going to sing, not work or learn. Why did the administration tell
> the kids what they are doing in my group? I don't know. I am just so
> frustrated. Plus I'm gonna be here for a while with it and there's no
> telling how long. WOW. I wanna cry!
>
> Gail in NC
>
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