"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless."
-- Mother Teresa
It's been a rough week. I found out recently that a teacher from my team has been defaming my name to our students, solely blaming me for her student's lack of proficient writing skills. To top it off, I am still struggling, and thus dreading, my fifth period class. The class is composed of all sorts of misfits, and all my attempts to reach them and TAME them have been fruitless. The cherry on top of it all? I finally ran out of ink, so today, I was unable to print some much-needed instructional handouts.
Although I digress, I want to go back to my fifth period and that unnamed gossip queen of a teacher. There are times, situations where I feel that I need to express how I feel inside, and to just explode in pure anger and fury, but I always come back to Mother Teresa's quote. She reminds me, with such simple words, that when faced in complicated situations, we have to be the bigger and the better person. After all, it is what we do and what we say that defines us and shows who we really are.
I am sorry to hear that you are encountering so many problems. It is very common that people gossip about others. You are probably doing something right that she is totally jealous of. If it becomes more of an issue for you, talk to your administrator and let them know that that kind of attitude should not be tolerated. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Yolie. Now that I go back to reading, it sounds like I just needed to vent. Thanks you, and yes, things are better these days!
ReplyDeleteHang in there Simon. I think it's professional jealousy. Venting is always good.
ReplyDeleteSimon, it sounds like both you and I have a similar issue. Hopefully it'll go away :)
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