My Work Area Has No Windows
Workday - 9:00am-4:00pm
As you can see, I got to work a little late today. Oops. Well, I woke up to see that it was -30C with the windchill, and I decided I didn't want to leave until the sun was up. I figured that would increase my chances of not freezing to death during the walk from the bus stop. Then, of course, transit wasn't running at its smoothest, which made me even later. Fortunately, I don't have a first period class this semester, so it's not too terrible if I arrive late. I also left "early" because snow was amassing!
The weather out there is just atrocious. It makes me seriously consider not coming in on these days. I just don't get the option of taking the day off like most people. Sure, there are "supply teachers"* (although good luck getting them with today's weather). Unfortunately, leaving work for them usually takes more effort than it would to just show up. That's also why most teachers work when they're sick. It's just easier.
So besides my work being 16C in most places (my classroom's still the hottest, thankfully!), it also has very few windows. None of the classrooms I work in, nor my office, has a single one. The world could end outside and I wouldn't have a clue until 4 o'clock -- unless a student told me. Today, we got a blizzard and about 4 inches of snow dumped on us during the school day alone (it's still going). I wouldn't have known this until I stepped outside, if not for a student mentioning it during last period. This really is the kind of weather they cancel school for anywhere else. I guess the world really will have to end before I see that happening around here.
* I use quotation marks, because it's an outdated term for the profession. I have nothing against them... I did my share of supply teaching, myself. Although I suppose I do have something against certain types of them (i.e., the ones who refuse to do any work whatsoever).
As you can see, I got to work a little late today. Oops. Well, I woke up to see that it was -30C with the windchill, and I decided I didn't want to leave until the sun was up. I figured that would increase my chances of not freezing to death during the walk from the bus stop. Then, of course, transit wasn't running at its smoothest, which made me even later. Fortunately, I don't have a first period class this semester, so it's not too terrible if I arrive late. I also left "early" because snow was amassing!
The weather out there is just atrocious. It makes me seriously consider not coming in on these days. I just don't get the option of taking the day off like most people. Sure, there are "supply teachers"* (although good luck getting them with today's weather). Unfortunately, leaving work for them usually takes more effort than it would to just show up. That's also why most teachers work when they're sick. It's just easier.
So besides my work being 16C in most places (my classroom's still the hottest, thankfully!), it also has very few windows. None of the classrooms I work in, nor my office, has a single one. The world could end outside and I wouldn't have a clue until 4 o'clock -- unless a student told me. Today, we got a blizzard and about 4 inches of snow dumped on us during the school day alone (it's still going). I wouldn't have known this until I stepped outside, if not for a student mentioning it during last period. This really is the kind of weather they cancel school for anywhere else. I guess the world really will have to end before I see that happening around here.
* I use quotation marks, because it's an outdated term for the profession. I have nothing against them... I did my share of supply teaching, myself. Although I suppose I do have something against certain types of them (i.e., the ones who refuse to do any work whatsoever).
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