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MoaningLiza · 30/08/2022 20:43

Well... I just need to vent! I have no one to talk to and if I don't get it out I'm afraid it will turn to poison and kill me 😬

I am a teacher, teaching in the ME. Over the summer, my school has moved to a brand new building. Fantastic and very exciting! But no...

Classrooms have no display boards or a whiteboard, just a smart projector. We have no access to resources as it's all locked away and we're not allowed it? There are no laminate pouches or even a laminator as it's 'been lost' in transit!

They have taken away our printers. Teachers are no longer allowed access to them. If we want something printed, we have to go to the 'print room' and the one person who works there (who is not computer literate. He's actually the caretaker not an IT technician) to print for us. We have to stand there and tell him exactly what we need so we have to physically be in the room with him.

There is one printer for 50+ teachers oh and printing is only available between 8am-10am, despite teachers starting at 7.30am. Some teachers were stood waiting in the room for over an hour today and that was when there were only a handful waiting. Everyone is upset and stressed. It's not viable and so unproductive. Oh and you can only go once a day, so if you need anything extra, tough!

It's all about money money money! I hate it! Fuck the teachers! Fuck the pupils! How can we squeeze every last cent out of everything?

We have pupils starting school tomorrow and we have no work books, reading books, pencils, erasers, glue or any equipment. Sweet FA!

If I could leave, I would!

There's so much more that I could say but my thumbs are hurting... I just needed to get that out!

Anyone else need a good rant? 😔

OP posts:
CulturePigeon · 31/08/2022 16:02

Go ahead, OP. Venting is good therapy, I think. But please, please let's not have daft people taking things too literally and offering slick solutions. That doesn't help, and misses the point of venting. We don't want answers/solutions -we've often thought of these ourselves and discounted them.

A good vent is fantastic, and can be entertaining too.

chillipenguin · 31/08/2022 16:03

Why are they treating you like children?

Backtoreality1 · 31/08/2022 16:08

I do feel for you, but having been horrified when I went into the resources room during the holidays and seen 50 copies of 20 page booklets being printed out I do also feel for the school. Its not just money - its trees!! The smartprojector will be to encourage interaction in the classroom rather than heads down over paper....if you are having to think twice about copying things then it should make you more creative with your lesson planning.

HOWEVER, this should all have been discussed and agreed with the teaching body rather than given to you as a fait accomplis so I do have some sympathy.

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