He got FIRED!!!

Mine was elementary special ed teacher. He had no patience. I think he had good intention in the beginning but, it requires a lot out of you and giving of yourself. He used it as a hook that he has a huge heart and cares. I saw how he treated other students later on and there was no true authentic care.

Getting booted out of UNM's teacher education program was a blessing in disguise 11 years ago. It was waaay too politicized. I was criticized harshly for minor things. Combine that with unresolved PTSD, that I was agitated&had panic attacks-and you've got a mess. The teacher education program was quite political. Later, I taught for a Christian homeschool program... and the same thing. As teachers, we went to a great retreat- only for the elderly woman heading it to snap at me for wearing a skirt. My parents are quite conservative and they found this skirt modest. But I got a tongue-lashing for a half-hour from my supervisor. It was upsetting, reminding me of how the ex-Psych prof would lash out at me as a slut for wearing dresses/skirts. When I was on a drive with this woman, talking about things I liked, her responses were *ALWAYS* negative. Again, reminding me of the ex-P. She'd brag about taking her grandchildren to protest Gay Days at Disneyland, holding signs with stick figures engaging in sexual acts. I had problems with *BOTH* conservative and liberal teaching systems. It's understandable why the ex-P was attracted to teaching. He could mimic his father (who's a professor), it's a position of power&control. My view on teaching has become expansive. It can mean training people at work (I work in a nursing home), it can mean writing about religion/spirituality, it can mean interacting with my baby nephew. It's not always in a classroom. It's not always kids. It's teaching outside the box.