Trouble Right here in River City
Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we strive to interest you with 4 questions each week.
"ya got trouble my friend, right here I say trouble right here in River City..." the music man
Problems come to us all and you don't even need to live in River City!
Some you can solve, some you can't. Some scare you. For instance, on Facebook I lost a lot of people from my friends list and I have no idea why. It was enough people to make me think it was a glitch but then I was too shy to ask people if they had gotten rid of me because they just don't like me....so I did nothing. What about your problems?
1. Do you think that you handle problems well over all? I suppose that 30 years in the classroom taught a lot about all kinds of problems… believe me, all kinds of problems, and comparatively, now I can just pass through life letting most problems just bounce off me. Praise God. I really try to just ignore anything unless it is something of great import that must be addressed!
2. What kinds of problems send you into a tizzy or downright scare you? Maybe some just exasperate you? Oh, I used to be consumed with any problem that had the appearance of degrading my public opinion. Teachers at our school worked very hard to be exemplary. We all worked multiple hours after school everyday to be beyond reproach in all areas. Our leadership expected nothing less, actually! So whenever something happened to shed a bad light on me as a professional was very upsetting to me and I worked so very hard to do whatever it took to regain my standing. I believe it was the same for everyone in the school. I find this is a lost trait in elementary school today. At least in the school my grands attend, as they just fall back on their union.
3. We always have God in our corner but besides him do you have a reliable back up system to go to for help with car trouble, home repairs and maintenance, or any troubles that may arise for you? Well, my first line of defense , praise God , is my dear husband who tries hard to take care of these issues. We also have a list of plumbers, painters, electricians, and we are hoping to find a good mason. We have some stone and brick work that needs attention.
4 I love the idea that a lovely cupcake can fix anything at all. "Oh, you are sick? Just eat a dozen of these delicious cupcakes and you will be right as rain!" What foods, places, music or whatever can make a problem seem easier to handle? I guess we are talking about what brings you comfort in the way of material things.Music is a great comfort to me. Of course, softly played hymns have a wonderful healing affect, but I also play Hauser on cello, and Dan Gibson instrumental music.
Oh my goodness! Your answer to #1 is me too! I hadn't really thought about being a teacher is the reason I am able to handle problems with grace. It really is a lot. You learn to put things in perspective.
ReplyDelete#2- you are right there also. Not many people work after the kids leave. I come in early and leave late to be ready to go for the day. I feel the same about wanting to do a good job all of the time and when I mess up it is upsetting. I don't think that is the case for these young ones coming in. There are not enough people applying to teach these days. I am curious to see what it is like when I retire. The young people have no control of their classrooms. It makes me wonder why they want their day to go that way and then wonder why they can't teach.
I love that you have a list of people to contact if you have a problem. I have thought about doing that before and never have. I NEED to do it. What if Karl wasn't here to take care of everything?
Music is my comfort too. That and prayer. God takes care of us. Loved your answers! Have a nice week. ♥
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I read your number two and now I need to go back and see my answer...I didn't remember the question being worded that way so I wonder if I missed that one...haha..I too can pretty much let things go unless it's something major. Sometimes they are truly "first world problems". Music is a comfort to me too.
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