One of the teachers at Heritage had a cell phone stolen today. She said it was in her back pocket, which was a little alarming (they can pick pockets?!), but later decided it had been in her coat pocket and that she'd put her coat on a chair while she was writing on the board. Ms. P.'s phone, which she uses to time the kids while they're reading, was taken off her desk about two weeks ago. It was too bad, but this other teacher was much more upset than Ms. P. That particular class is made up of juniors, some of whom she's been teaching for the last three years. She felt they had a good relationship. Ms. P's phone was taken during a freshman class, so while it's annoying, it's not hurtful.
A teacher in the staff room was talking about the last high school she worked, where the kids would "steal anything that wasn't nailed down," including overhead projectors, laptops, whatever. I can't imagine working at a place where you couldn't leave your purse behind your desk without worrying about what was going to happen to it. Granted, I had a camera stolen at McGavock, but I shouldn't have left it on my desk, I guess. And theft wasn't really a schoolwide problem like it seems to be at Heritage. It really speaks to the lack of respect the kids have for their teachers when things like that happen. This woman seems very smart and capable, and I'm sure she could find an easier job that paid her a bit more and didn't carry with it the risk of losing personal possessions. She's one of the few who talks about nothing but planning and kids in the teachers' lounge, and although I've never seen her teach, I can tell she works hard to be as good as she can. It's disappointing that at least one of her students doesn't appreciate her for that.
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