Another Decision...:(

Well, that's a misleading title because I've pretty much made up my mind about it...but still.
As I said before, our school is doing a "turnaround model." Every teacher has to re-apply for their job or go to another school.
I hate this school and I hate this administration, but I'm probably going to stay. Why are you being such an idiot, Heather? you say.

Wellll, first, I am lazy. I've got a whole lot of school stuff piled up in this building. My classroom is in a prime location. I painted my desks myself and I have good chairs. I've kept track of my textbooks so none of them have curse words or penises drawn in them. These are big things in Teacher World.

Second, I don't want to start over. I am a well-established badass in this building. People know me and know not to mess with me. My kids like me and will protect me against anyone. This probably isn't a big deal to most teachers but in the ghetto schools of Baltimore, it's a big deal. I've only got one more year of teaching anyway, I don't want to spend it as the new girl.

But this means I have to send in my RESUME and INTERVIEW for my own damn job. Stupid. I'm being really lazy about it because I think it is asinine, so they might not ask me back anyway. I guess we'll see.

But check this out, the people who are taking over our school came in last Friday to observe the whole day. The day before, principal suspended like 40 kids. She announced it like 15 times that guests were coming and blah blah blah. They were so paranoid that the kids would act like their normal selves.

UMMMMMMMMM, isn't that what we want? These people need to see what they're getting into. If they see all these nice, polite children sitting quietly in their chairs, they are going to think, "Wow, it must be these terrible teachers because these kids obviously want to learn."

NO. I need them to see the cursing and the screaming and the packs of children running down the hallway. I need them to know that several of my kids miss twenty or more days of school or show up at 10am. I need to see teachers trying to teach over children throwing paper across the room or hitting and fighting each other. If things are going to change, the last thing we need is for them to be IMPRESSED.