Ya know, I really give everything to my teaching. I work really hard at meeting the needs of my students. I think I do a good job, yet when somebody (a student) makes a negative comment about something that happened or was said, I take get really down. I feel like a failure. I allow my students all sorts of space to take risks and be imperfect, but I expect perfection from myself – and it seems they expect perfection too.
No wonder I’m so tired. Not just physically, but psychicly. It’s the second week of class and already I feel so raw. It’s so stupid. I can get 40 positive comments, but one negative one will put me into a spin. It’s stupid. I need to stop.
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J. Swanson
// Jan 27, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Do not let one person get you down. It must be hard to hear negative comments, but keep in mind most students are young and inexperienced. There is always someone to bring you down. You are doing a great job…..keep your head up:)
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