tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728010007756300312.post6334276941863298161..comments2024-03-29T01:08:29.125-05:00Comments on Southern Belle: Everybody Needs a Pep Talksouthernbellejmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13830059680594052414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728010007756300312.post-5628240274702984582013-01-31T23:37:28.483-06:002013-01-31T23:37:28.483-06:00Dude. That just SOUNDS hard. I wasn't writin...Dude. That just SOUNDS hard. I wasn't writing those type of test essays until high school for AP English. What are they thinking asking middle schoolers to do that? And why isn't my own middle schooler freaking out? Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959136986595394860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728010007756300312.post-63628611267242834792013-01-31T16:18:12.402-06:002013-01-31T16:18:12.402-06:00Hi - new follower, but I thought I'd just comm...Hi - new follower, but I thought I'd just commiserate a little! Standards are similar here in NY, I'm not a secondary teacher, but everyone in my family is, and honestly I don't know how you do it. The mandates by the states are crazy and with all the reports, lesson plans, and write ups that teachers have to submit I'm not sure when you guys actually have time to teach! I'll stick teaching at the college level, the politics and the pay are horrifying but at least no on dictates what I can and cannot teach.<br /><br />You all deserve a lot more than than the paychecks and thanks that you're getting (or not getting!). jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519710971221936542noreply@blogger.com