okay, so i know everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it bugs me when people give their opinion with a bad attitude. i mean i know sometimes you can feel strongly about a certain topic, but when you're an adult you need to learn how to voice your opinion in a respectful manner.

so today we had an inservice day and we talked a lot about our math curriculum at the middle school and high school and the leveling of our students. i just felt as though we were all attacking each others opinions and not making any progress. i thought the point of the meeting was to come to an understanding of what the students are taught at the middle school in comparision to what they need to know by the time they get to high school. but i don't feel as though we accomplished that. the big argument was leveling students into different math classes and deciding on the math concepts that are important to know before a student enters high school. after leaving the meeting i felt frustrated because of course everyone is going to have their "perfect solution" to the problems and point out all of the negative things is someone elses "perfect solution."

all in all, it just annoyed me how a group of adults acted and couldn't compremise. i felt as though  the older teachers would always shut down the new teachers suggestions without even hearing them out all the way. i got the feeling that they felt as though their way was the best because they've experienced more and they know more because they've taught longer. ... well big deal!!! i think its always good to try something new. so what if it doesn't work . stop going around in circles and coming across the same problems year after year after year.

... UGHHHHH!!!!

i just had to get my frustrations out!!! sorry if you actually read all of this. this entry was really just for me to vent since not a lot of people actually understand what goes on during inservice days. as a students you just have off ... but as a teacher there is a lot more to it.