It is March and I am beginning to count off the days. There are 46 school days until I am finished as a full time public school teacher. I think especially of this past year as the president of the local teachers association and how I could not have done it without the help of so many of the members. Strangely I feel like this blog might be the beginning of my retirement speech. I did not want a retirement dinner or a retirement party or any hullabaloo about retirement. Yet it appears there will be all of these things.
Alternately she refers to herself as "your little pest" and "your helper". Really she has been the reason that no one has declared me as completely incompetent as a president. Sandy was always there to remind me of this or that thing coming up. She readily volunteered for unpleasant task and literally fixed some of my mistakes. She did is all quietly, even surreptitiously. I am so grateful to her for carrying me through this year. Sandy has really been my right hand this year.
Susan has taken care of membership. I can always go down the hall to ask for her help. I have asked her three times if she will consider being president next year. Each time I ask her she says "no". Her reason is that administration doesn't like her. I cannot imagine why. She is a straightforward, "take no bullshit kind of person". Ah, maybe that is why Administration doesn't like her.
Greg, co-president in name only, you said that you really couldn't do much this year but you have done a lot. You went to the school board meeting when I was so weary from all of those layoff meetings and regional meetings. I thank you for that especially.
I will add more to the list later.
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