Today was my first day at my new paraprofessional job . . . sort of. Most of the day was spent in orientation meetings. Learning about benefits, professional development, going through paperwork, watching training videos, etc.
The last hour of the day, I got to meet the teacher I will be working with most of the time, and another para that will be in the same classroom as me. I also got to see the classroom I will be spending most of my day in, and learn a little bit about the students I will work with. I don't get to work with any of them until tomorrow, but let's just say I will be coming home with lots of interesting stories. I didn't think that would be possible compared to my last job, but this just might have me beat.
For instance, she let me look at a student's behavior notes for the day. Several times I saw in the notes where he called the teacher "bitch" and said "fuck you", and had to be escorted to the cool down room (and this was considered a good day for him). I am also told I am going to be the brunt of a lot of profanity and verbal abuse from students, and there is very little I can do to help the situation. These are students who have been taken out of their regular classrooms so they can work on behavior modifications.
Right now, I should be sweating bullets and freaking out, but I am actually excited. Perhaps that will change, but right now, I'm ready to go.
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