I would say that most teachers dislike or even hate meetings as much as I do, but I hesitate mainly because there are some teachers that apparently thrive on having or being apart of meetings. In fact, last year I was part of a meeting held to discuss what we would need to talk about in an upcoming meeting. If that last sentence confused you then I'll repeat it in simpler terms...WE HAD A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD SAY IN A FUTURE MEETING!!!!!!! I feel like punching myself repeatedly in the face just thinking about that horrible time in my life.
Shouldn't modern technology like EMAIL do something to eliminate much of the need of having to meet face to face to engage in discussions that inevitably lead to one or two people simply spouting off at the mouth just to hear themselves yap. I barely have enough time in a typical work day to catch a breath, much less meet to discuss things that have ABSOLUTELY NO RELEVANCE to educating students. If I sound bitter it's on purpose. Actually, I've just made an executive decision to keep track of all the hours I'm forced to waste in pointless meetings and send it to the school board. Included in that letter will be a formal request for an extended planning period, since the overwhelming majority of my planning period is spent in POINTLESS MEETINGS!
I hate to end this blog abruptly, but I'm due at a meeting. :)
Hahahaha so we still meeting tomorrow aftee
ReplyDeleternoon?
If it makes you feel any better Chris, it's not just schools & teachers who do this. We had meetings all the time at Embarq to discuss upcoming meetings. It makes no sense, accomplishes nothing and is just plain idiotic. You just have some people who love to hear themselves talk & usually they are in charge.
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