Just so worn out at the moment it feels like I am running on empty (and don't say the hols are nearly here - I am somewhere else in the world!) I'm a very experienced teacher and have never felt this tired, not even when I was pregnant. AND I am plain fed up. Feels like the energy is being sucked out of me by reports, meetings, ever changing classroom displays, evening events and activities, school trips, more meetings and even more meetings and the list goes on ... I feel that presently neither me nor my colleagues have the smallest thank you from anyone for the extra-curricular things we organise and more and more and more is being asked. For instance, we organised a special party last week and asked older children to stay behind to help clear up. Every child was whisked away by a parent with a reason (excuse) not to stay and all the parents that had been lurking all evening disappeared. Two colleagues and myself were left with everything - washing up, hoovering, toilets to clean, mopping, rubbish to deal with, furniture to pack up, the disco man to help. And not single thank you from literally anyone for giving up our evening. I know I am moaning, but better here than in the real staffroom bringing everyone else down!
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