Today, my friend's dad found out he was getting fired after working as an English teacher, stage manager, drama teacher, and stagecraft teacher for years.
They really didn't need to fire him. He's a great teacher and the majority of the student body really likes him.
We got a new principal at the beginning of the year. She has taken it upon herself to review each teacher and decided whether to keep them or fire them. Most of my favorite teachers have no idea if they are going to be rehired next year, and most of the teachers that really can't teach have still have a spot in the school. So far this year she's gotten rid of three teachers and two staff members. We only have about 30 teachers and staff members at the school.
The principal has also made some other unnecessary changes. She has a set number of service projects that the school can undertake (It's a Catholic school!) and it takes forever for a teacher to meet with her (One of my teachers had to make a meeting one month in advance). I've seen her only a handful of times, but she has made such an impact on the school.
A lot of people are upset, and I have no idea if there is
My friends, this is the hidden agenda of Catholic schools.
Ramblings of a 15-year-old Catholic school student who doesn't quite fit into the mold of life itself, much less conform to the standard of a Catholic school girl.
From: Florida, United States
About me: Kaitlin is a fifteen-year-old native Florida girl. She enjoys all thing related to art, the internet, and computers. Kaitlin aspires to become a graphic designer once she graduates college.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Bleh.
I know I've been neglecting my blog. I'm going to put the blame on school, although laziness has gotten in the way as well. I wonder if Blogger is blocked at school (I have the most free time there, oddly enough).
Well, the big news is that the school year is starting to wind down and come to a close. I hate to say, but I am going to miss being a freshman. I know that's a little weird, but becoming a Sophomore means that I am one stop closer to graduation and leaving everything I know behind to go to college and start a real life. I would really like to be a kid forever, but sadly that isn't going to happen.
Blah, enough with the sentimental crap. Onward!
I turned in the paper saying what I want to take next year. I was looking forward to having at least one elective, but I am once again bogged down with courses. At the beginning of the year, the school administration said that if we tested out of a course, then we would get the credit. That didn't happen, so I am stuck taking another three years of science and another year of Spanish. I like both classes well enough, but if I had known what I know now, I wouldn't have tested out of it and I would have just taken the easy courses.
Now, these are the classes I am going to be taking:
Spanish III Honors
English II Honors
Global Studies Honors
Chemistry Honors
Prayer and Spirituality
(Some other religion class I can't remember)
HOPE (PE and health combined)
Geometry Honors
Why the hell am I going for honors courses? I don't have a clue. I hate work.
Hopefully I won't drop off the face of the earth anytime soon.
--Kaitlin
Well, the big news is that the school year is starting to wind down and come to a close. I hate to say, but I am going to miss being a freshman. I know that's a little weird, but becoming a Sophomore means that I am one stop closer to graduation and leaving everything I know behind to go to college and start a real life. I would really like to be a kid forever, but sadly that isn't going to happen.
Blah, enough with the sentimental crap. Onward!
I turned in the paper saying what I want to take next year. I was looking forward to having at least one elective, but I am once again bogged down with courses. At the beginning of the year, the school administration said that if we tested out of a course, then we would get the credit. That didn't happen, so I am stuck taking another three years of science and another year of Spanish. I like both classes well enough, but if I had known what I know now, I wouldn't have tested out of it and I would have just taken the easy courses.
Now, these are the classes I am going to be taking:
Spanish III Honors
English II Honors
Global Studies Honors
Chemistry Honors
Prayer and Spirituality
(Some other religion class I can't remember)
HOPE (PE and health combined)
Geometry Honors
Why the hell am I going for honors courses? I don't have a clue. I hate work.
Hopefully I won't drop off the face of the earth anytime soon.
--Kaitlin