Well, I've been in training for four whole days now and I can't say that I've learned much. I appreciate the fact that we are at a nice conference center and we have excellent food. I REALLY appreciate the fact that no one has yelled at me or berated me or made ridiculous demands of me. I'm being treated like a professional and it is super weird.
I WANT to believe them. I WANT to get on board with their hokey behavior management plans and their ideas and their "don't ever yell at the kids" and their "kids just need love" philosophies. But I've been there a little too long. In fact, I do or have tried to do a whole lot of the things that they want us to do...and it doesn't always work. So, my question is, what then? What happens when your "Caught You Doing Good" tickets and your Good Behavior Breakfasts don't stop the fires and the fighting? Is there any course correction or are we stuck?
Besides the "never yell at kids" thing, today we also heard about how you have to ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS (50 more alwayses) have a POSITIVE! attitude. Okay, get back to me in November on that. If you still have a positive attitude then, I promise to have a positive attitude then.
I hate to sound bitter and jaded. Like I said, I WANT to believe in them. And I definitely want our school to not suck. But you read this blog, do YOU think we can just fly in there with treats and posters and smiling faces and everything will be okay?
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