Time flies when you're having fun???

I've been away! Over 9 months since my last blog.
Let's get to the point... what is the cause of this??? Oh yes, it's a man. Getting a bit gushy for just a second... I'm in love.... nawwww.

That's a whole 'nother blog right there!!! So, to the people who have kindly asked if I was intending to return to blogging. Here I am.

Moving on.

Well so much for the first YEAR out huh!!! The intention was there I swear. Reality got in the way, and I thought uni was going to be the hard yakka!!! Bleh... first year! My god I blinked and it was over. But oh my lordy did I learn some! This blog, however, will focus on the attitude people have toward teachers ( Déjà vu... isn't that what the last post focused on???)

Babysitters! Oh yes, there are parents out there that think of us as just this. I think alot of this comes down to past experience with teachers.

I had a conversation with a peer some months ago. We were talking about how we provide engaging learning experiences, and he said 'seriously, I don't know how I learnt to read. My teacher always sent us to run laps around the oval'... notice he used the singular word 'teacher' not 'teachers'
More recently I had a conversation with a friend who was showing me some old school photos. He said 'that teacher was a drunk. He made us play heads down thumbs up all day'.... this same person is one of those people who refers to me as a 'babysitter' ... it makes me crazy I tell ya!!!

It is interesting how our past experiences stick with us. See for me, I remember the acts of kindness my teachers displayed. It makes me smile every single day when one of my former students greets me with 'hello Mrs Kind' ... the sweetest thing :)
Did these people with negative opinions of teachers not have any 'good' teachers??? Or is it simply one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel???

Something to ponder.