Saturday, June 19, 2010

You teachers out there, doesn't the job feel like a real jungle sometimes with the children looking as if they want to eat you or chew you to pieces? I feel that way sometimes, and it's not when it's close to lunch time! It's usually when you have to correct one of their misdeeds.
On a daily basis there are so much issues to deal with, we needs lots of vitamins - natural or otherwise.
One issue I have to address in all my classes is the issue of illiteracy. How can I deal with that, since I am a Food and Nutrition teacher? I know how to read, but I can't teach others to read. Should I ignore it? I can't because the problem is consistently there so I decided to take 10 courses of vitamins. I know you think that's a lot! But to deal with the problem of illiteracy at high school, I signed up to do a Master's of Education Programme in Reading at the University of the West-Indies.
You know what; this 10 course multi-vitamin programme will strengthen my skills. As a Reading Specialist I'll be in a better position to survive in my local school jungle. Hey! Don't be misguided; I love my children and my jungle!

Victoria Cunningham