캐럴 페르난데스는 초등학교 1학년을 가르치며, 카메라 앞에서 무너지는 모습을 담은 TikTok 영상을 촬영했다.
그녀는 자신이 가르치는 아이들 34명 중 여학생 한 명만 고빈도 단어 평가에 통과했다고 말한다. 「너무 지쳤어요」라고 그녀는 말한다.
그녀는 두 달 동안 쉬지 않고 일해 왔고, 몸이 속도를 늦추라고 말하고 있지만 자신의 감정은 제쳐 두고 아이들에게 집중해야 한다고 말한다. 그녀를 두렵게 하는 일이 있다. 칠판에 단어를 적으면 학생 여러 명이 그것을 틀리게 베껴 쓴다. 그녀는 혹시 자신의 잘못인지 궁금해한다.
그녀의 생각에는 문제의 일부가 가정에 있지만, 그것은 그저 그녀의 의견일 뿐이다. 많은 교사들이 자신들도 같은 일을 겪고 있다고 답했다.
다른 이용자들은 교실에 학생이 그렇게 많다면 누구도 더 나은 결과를 낼 수 없다고 생각한다. 그리고 거의 아무도 통과하지 못했다면 책임을 가정에 돌릴 수 없다고 주장하는 이들도 있다.
I went back and forth about sharing this video, but today was honestly one of the hardest days of the school year so far. I love being a teacher. I truly believe this is my calling, and I wouldn’t share the parts of my classroom that I do if I didn’t care so deeply about my students and education. But I also think we need to be honest about how hard this job can be. It’s exhausting. It’s heartbreaking to see how many students are struggling with reading and how much support they need. Sometimes you leave school thinking about all the things you wish you could do differently, all the students you wish you could reach a little more, and everything you’re carrying into the next day. I share so much of my classroom because I want other teachers to feel less alone, and I want people to understand what teaching really looks like. Not just the cute classroom setups, the activities, and the good days, but the days that remind you just how much this job asks of you. I love my students. I love what I do. And I can be grateful for this calling while also admitting that some days are really, really hard. If you’re a teacher having one of those days, I hope you know you’re not alone. ❤️ #TeacherTok#TeachersOfTikTok#ElementaryTeacher#Teaching#Literacy
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