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Re: Pack-ratting/ teacher friends

From: Holly112
Date: Wed May 24 2000 - 21:54:02 PDT

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    In a message dated 05/24/2000 9:18:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
    Gail1611 writes:

    << Now here's another thing. I'm loosing (they are leaving) 4 of my favorite
     teacher friends( I'm in private school) and it's always so hard to start
    over
     with new people. I've been doing it for 14 years. Got any suggestions? Gail
    >>

    Dear Gail,

    I'm leaving 4 of my favorite teacher friends BECAUSE I work in a private
    school! I can't afford to stay! (They had me teaching 23 classes in 3 1/2
    days!...Now I'll be teaching 25 in a full week and getting more than double
    the pay! plus I'll be in the retirement system! and I"ll have a sink, tons of
    storage, WINDOWS (LOL), an air conditioner and foundation funding for the
    arts!) I'm taking an opportunity to move on in a NYC public middle school.
    I'm sad too: I'm leaving some great people and really easy students! But I'm
    hoping to make a difference where I'm going... Life is a journey and I'm on
    my way!
     Ask your departing friends to let you know of any art openings in their new
    schools; or just keep being a mentor to the new people who come to your
    school. I certainly appreciated the gym teacher, who has been in the school
    13 years, and guided me and explained things when I knew no one! I still see
    former colleagues once a month for dinner out, cause we knew we'd miss each
    other. We make it our business to set a date each month! just do it! It'll
    be fun!

    Holly :0) 

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