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The purpose of this blog is to talk about my experiences as a first-year teacher. The first year, I am told, is always difficult, but I am teaching "at-risk" students, making it that much more discouraging.

I have been experiencing a great deal of frustration of late. However, it isn't just the students that are causing the problem. It's the system as well. I've been hand-cuffed by what I will call the "self-esteem educational philosophy" and I'm dealing with the head--(and heart)aches it brings.

This is a place where I can vent some frustration and you (whether a teacher or not) can tell me what you think about the situation and give me any advice you have.

I've been asking advice from everyone. I even asked a janitor sometime ago for advice. He had none.

Please, by all means, weigh in, even if you want to say "STOP WHINING!"

Oh yeah. This is called "Teaching the Wild Things" because I think about the book Where the Wild Things Are often in this position. That's because I try to get wild things to do what I say and after each day, all I want to do is "go where someone loves me best of all."

I'm not going to mention anyone's name, not the students', not the administrators'. Heck, I'm not even mentioning my legal name. I must admit I would like to names some names though. I'd to have a blog where I say so-and-so is a no good @#%$&! I won't though. That isn't what adults do.