Someone (not in education) was surprised to hear that teachers have to set up their own classrooms.
She thought we had someone to do that for us and we just walk in the first day and start teaching. I had to explain it takes days of prep + physical labor. And we don’t get paid.
She thought we had someone to do that for us and we just walk in the first day and start teaching. I had to explain it takes days of prep + physical labor. And we don’t get paid.
So in case anyone didn’t know. Yes. We haul bookcases and drag desks around the room. We climb on furniture to hang charts, put up bulletin boards.
In elementary, we teach multiple subjects so there are tons of books & manipulatives to organize. Centers to create. Signs. Tech.
In elementary, we teach multiple subjects so there are tons of books & manipulatives to organize. Centers to create. Signs. Tech.
Baskets & bins of stuff every year to take out of the closet and put somewhere with kid-friendly labels. Name tags need to be made & put on everything. And of course we have to clean everything before it can be used. All of this is normal. We usually get about 4 hours.
Oh yeah. And we don’t often have enough tables or desks for the number of students on our roster. Teachers can be found roaming the school in search of extra furniture. It’s kind of a hunger games situation those first few days
https://twitter.com/johnaldis/status/1566448710460080129
what we get/what we create 
since this tweet is doing the numbers i just wanna say @NYCMayor please #RestoreTheCuts to our public schools
https://twitter.com/marniegeltman/status/1565719950140100612
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