Not sure how much more I can do this. Yesterday was a hard day for my campuses. We had a student suddenly and tragically leave us. This is the fifth student that 4 years that my campus has lost. Wow we rallied as a staff and community, we are becoming to good at doing so.
I find it hard to even think about prepping my courses (and my AP kids have their test next Thursday). Losing students is something that a teacher, community, staff should never have to deal with, yet it seems to becoming more and more common. I'm getting tired of responding and feel a need to be proactive.
We as teachers love our students, we care for them. Otherwise we wouldn't do what we do. Yet we continue to watch them harm themselves. We need to let them know that we care. And not just when there is a tragic loss, but routinely.
I'm drained. I hurt for my kids, those directly and indirectly affected by our loss. I hurt for the staff and teachers that were closest to our loss. Yet I'm fearful that this is becoming routine.
We will move on. I will continue to teach, it's what I do best. I'll have my kids as prepared as I can for next week. I'll just do so with a heavy heart.
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