Well I just handed in my personal growth plan and my school improvement plan for marking and just need to put a few finishing touches on my presentation and I will be done all of my course work. 10 classes completed, only 2 to go! We had a discussion on Monday at noon about why anyone would want to be a principal seeing as the increase in pay is not that significant. My comment was that there is a sense of accomplishment...a sense of being in control (even if you're not!)...a sense that a lot of what happens in the school is directly because of your own efforts (although the principal probably receives more credit than he or she deserves). I find it's the same sense of satisfaction that I get when I have completed the work for another class in my Masters program. There is a little bit of a high or rush that you get from knowing your hard work has paid off. I remember getting the same rush while being in the classroom whenever a student "figures it out" or "gets it". There is more to job satisfaction than just a paycheque...I guess it goes to show that teachers are special people (because we definitely don't get paid enough!).
Have a good one!
KH
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ReplyDeleteIt isn't about the money, if it was we'd be paid more and more teachers would be educating themselves further. It is about accomplishment and educated contribution into something bigger. When graduation rolls around here in Flin Flon, they list all the teachers in the school and their degrees, I am excited about seeing the M. Ed behind my name next year. Good job Kevin. How can more education be bad for anyone?
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