Wednesday, June 15, 2011

it matters not what I do for kids....


Oh the disappointments involved with being a public school teacher in Florida. On Monday morning I got the phonecall. Summarily laid-off due to seniority and lack of funds.

It seems the Longer I am employed, the lower my seniority gets, since they keep chopping off the feet of the arts totem pole. My Principal and several others have come up to bat for me, I even spoke with the head of the district arts dept, who said "Gee, you have a lot of fans rooting for you!" I told her, of course I do, I'm nice, the kids like me, and I do a good job. Duh.(not that last part.)

But in public school overrun by a useless union, it doesn't matter what my skills or effectiveness are-it only matters that I was hired on 2/20/08. It is very sad, and I hope somehow the word gets out to parents when an underqualified randomly selected person with more seniority is attempting to teach my digital and AP classes next year. How can we fix public education? It's the worst run business I have ever experienced, where skills have nothing to do with your job or compensation.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Another Day in Paradise

Well, the school year is over...to my chagrin, every art teacher below me in seniority was laid off. I'm next, say lots of prayers that those below me somehow get their jobs back.

I am now enjoying my days, preparing for a summer of making and creating, after a quick trip up to NY to see my sisters- one turned 30 and the other is 6 months preggers, so a visit is in order :)

Getting ready to list a whole bunch of wing jewelry that I made for shows this spring...what didn't sell is going onto Etsy for my online clientele.





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