Down 1.4, and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day....

I WI this morning, and was (pleasantly surprisingly so) down 1.4. Last week, I gained 1.0, so this is good, forward momentum. I'm hoping this is the end of my nonsense yo-yo/plateauing. However, I think this loss has a LOT to do with the fact that I really didn't eat much yesterday....I finished the day with 9 points (of my 29) left.

Then...allow me to copy and paste from my WW Board Posts (as I have told this story a MILLION times since yesterday):

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I'm a teacher, and my (nun) Principals pulled me into their office yesterday.. They told me that when letters of intent for next year come out, they would not be giving me one. They cited bogus, made-up reasons. I think it's bc I went to personnel on them at the Diocese. They are emotionally and verbally abusive to myself and my colleagues. It's just so unfair. I cried all day yesterday, even in front of my students. I now have to come to work for 2 months, put on a happy face, and hope they don't force me out by treating me poorly before that time. I have already called personnel AGAIN - I don't see how you could do this to someone who you gave EXCELLENT reviews on observations. They cited, amongst other things, that "In April, you shouldn't be sending kids to the principal." This is AFTER they tore down my behavior management chart a few weeks ago, and I had a student PUNCH another student, unprovoked, in the stomach. I just don't even want to go to work Monday. It was already a tense and anxious place to work, and now I feel like I am going to be scrutinized and "beat up" for the rest of the year. So scared, angry, sad, anxious. I feel worthless.... (other boardies posted words of condolences...THEN I added) I'm just SO nervous that they're going to try to can me early. I REALLY need to be on my toes now. I have never been let go from ANYTHING in my life, so I can't help but feel like this decision is political - I'm not a game-player. I come to work, I am friendly, polite, and I don't subscribe to BS. Also, I will NOT stand around and watch these people tell my friend that she "needs to do something about her face bc she looks too young" (she's 23) and that her "voice is screetchy" and she needs to "work on that." They pushed my friend Ellen to the point of no return in February, and she resigned (2 weeks notice)...then, they pushed her out a week early. I am SO scared this is going to happen to me....

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 should add, they have never ONCE complained about my academics/curriculum.

I have ONE write up, for not removing a behavior chart that they NEVER told me to tear down. (I didn't sign the write-up bc it said they DID tell me to take it down, immediately)

These are the same LOVELY people who told me one day that I was "dressed nothing like a teacher" while wearing gray slacks, a v-neck sweater with a white cami underneath, and a pair of dress shoes. (There was 6 inches of snow on the ground at the time, and EVERY one of my colleagues was dressed similarly).

I also told them, in light of the write-up, that I was unsure how to control my classroom, as my kids felt there were no consequences anymore (I teach K), and I had nothing to use as a consequence. They said "that's too negative, you can't give consequences."

Ok, so you mean to tell me, I can't give my children a consequence AND I can't send them to the principal's office???












**sigh**