I Think I Will Be A Banker

Today was one of those days in the life of an educator where you think to yourself, "why am I doing this?"  I think I may have asked myself that at least 1,000 times today. 

I felt like the kids didn't hear a word that I said today.  I felt like they all could care less that I was up there trying to teach them something. 

Then it was class picture day.  Enough said.  The poor photographers had to take the photo 7 times!  Getting a crew of first graders to all look the same way and smile is like trying to herd cats.  OH MY!

I swear I want to get a recorder and tape myself sometimes.  I think I may say, "sit on your bottom," "please don't talk when I am talking," "Tommy, Tommy, Tommy....." 

Maybe it's just a slump.  I went through this at 7 years of teaching.  Now I'm on 13 years....maybe it's another one of those slumps.  Really not sure how some people do this for 30-something years.  

So, I think I will be a banker.