Happy Summer!
Hello, Everybody!
Mr. Teachbad is currently engaged in a technological quest for which he is deeply lacking in both talent and expertise.
You see, I am trying to upgrade the blogsite. We’re talking about hosting and reconfiguring all sorts of things………………………………………………………………………………………..Stop….
I thought I could write something funny about this. I can’t. It’s not funny. It sucks. I truly hate this. Every time I figure out some little shitty part of something I find that it only leads me down a dark hallway full of rusty nails that I can’t even see. In fact, you could step on a rusty nail and not even know for days. That’s what’s frustrating about this.
Let’s say I was building a table. I figure out how tall I want the table to be and I cut me some legs. Now I’ve got 4 legs for my table. I touch them. I feel them. I look at them and I realize that one is 4 inches shorter than the others. I know immediately that I have made a mistake. I know that if I continue on my present course, building a table in this way, with one leg shorter than the others, that a highly compromised and unsatisfying table will result. I know where I am. I cut a new leg. Done and on with my life.
In WebWorld, it is different. In this place, I am a blind man. I can do nothing on my own. I rely on the goodwill of friends and tech support. This is when you find out who your friends REALLY are…you are a 41-year-old curmudgeon who wants to upgrade his website. Who comes to the rescue? It’s Jay and Creighton.
Thanks, guys. But I still don’t know what the hell is going on.
Meanwhile I…as we work through this transition….let’s call it “growing pains”, I will leave you with a post from around this time last year about summer school. It’s called Summer School Sucks Dog Balls.
Meanwhile II…in the new format I have included a Top Ten Posts…these are the posts that people seem to like the most…just FYI.
Meanwhile III…as we revamp the whole thing, if there is anything really burning in your heart that you would like to see on the Teachbad Blog, now is the time to let me know. mr.teachbad@gmail.com
TB, you have the best blog on teaching I have found…..Teaching in the nation is so similar be it big city or small town. And most of it boils down to how bad administration and government legislation tries to “improve” education.
Mr. TB-
1st–I don’t care if you upgrade/downgrade/sidegrade etc–just PLEASE keep writing this blog.
2nd–Thanks for the Top Ten list-what fun to see some of these again. If you’re over a certain age, your mind turns on you and you can’t remember jackshit, so it’s liking reading them again for the 1st time.
3rd–Schools have become so dysfunctional that the sanity and realism offered here is more vital than ever before. You are performing a desperately needed service for teachers who experience all the frustrations and disappoinments you do, but don’t know how to express it with your rapier wit. Just sayin’….
Happy rebuild!
Thanks, Gilda.
PS: Love the updated knife in the logo.
Please don’t let the frustration stop you from pressing on! Your blog brings a bright spot to my days……it must continue!
Question – is the “Fuck you, man” one in the Top 10?? The one where the guy was on his way to work and you saw him on the street?? If not, it should be!!
Love your blog, Teachbad – keep it coming!
totally agree with gilda….go sideways, upsidedown…who cares BUT DO NOT STOP WRITING this blog. You are a breath of fresh air that many of us can’t live without.
and switching the subject…..please check out the cheating scandal updates in my neighboring school district of Atlanta. The report was finally released yesterday and my god it’s unreal. Rumors have flown for years about teaching in Atlanta City schools and we always knew the kids we got from the system knew jack shit. The report minces no words and I hope to hell some admins find their butts in jail. And hopefully this report will open the doors to others like Ms Rhee’s fabulouso claims in your neck of the woods…the DC system. Trust me you WILL enjoy perusing through this stuff.
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/ (scroll down…Maureen has plenty of blog posts about it)
http://www.ajc.com/news/volume-1-of-special-1000798.html (too long to read the whole thing but do read the intro after all the table of contents stuff)
Ellie (Who was lucky enough to retire a month ago but will faithfully say her prayers for all of you still in trenches. She knows what you will go through next year.)
I absolutely love your blog and have been lurking here for quite a while. It has been such a relief to know that I’m not evil for beginning to hate teaching and that it is perfectly acceptable that I want to flee while I still have the opportunity. That being said, your website has been a beacon of hope and because of that I want to offer my assistance. I create websites for extra money and I would gladly help you for free. I feel like it would be my small way of giving back. Your site also inspired me to start fedupteachers.com to assist teachers in creating change in education and/or finding new career ideas and opportunities.
Thanks again for blogging and not being afraid to discuss the real state of education.