1- i graded anatomy and physiology exams yesterday and two students used "cock block" when describing the role of tropomyosin in muscle contraction. awesome.
2- i was raised to never quit anything. that you always see things through, finish projects to completion, even if and especially when they get difficult. but as i've aged, i've found that there are situations when walking away is a little bit different than quitting. that doesn't always make it any easier, but situations aren't always as emotionally vacant as finishing a cross-stitch pattern of the berenstain bears. that being said, i have decided to put in my 30-day notice at the high school. i had a very long discussion today with the new person in charge of development at the school today and was shocked by how far up the school foodchain the apathy and warped priorities go. the poor guy is just at appalled as i am and also has the added joy has of hearing stories from his son (a freshman nerdy type) about how much he wants to learn but he can't because of the other students yelling and swearing at the teachers. OUTRAGEOUS. i also discovered the belligerant student i had the run-in with has not paid his tuition in three years. so not only is he abusive, he's being abusive for free. mr. development and i also had a very insane exchange when both of us talked about how we are physically afraid of the football coach and football players and are waiting to walk out to the parking lot to see our cars either keyed or the windows bashed in. these are reasonable fears we have because we stand up for normal nice things.
incidents of racist and sexist and homophobic dialogue are still not being addressed and the majority of faculty and administration seem to find it acceptable to keep passing the "tolerance torch" around. as in, "i'm not sure what to do, why don't we form a subcommittee and they can figure it out. " students are not punished for disrespectful behavior, academic achievement is minimal, faculty are drowning in their own apathy, the football coach is still on-staff, and i am tired of being the radical lesbian bitch who tells students to stop swearing and wants them to be smart. and the lack of support from the administration is the final straw. and did i mention i'm only working part-time? so tomorrow my letter of resignation is going in. and i can spend more time with my dog and eco dorks. i miss dorks so much.
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