May 25, 2017, Prescott-
The verdict came, this afternoon.
As I expected, the complex position,
with multiple and conflicting levels of supervision,
was judged not a good fit for me.
I will most likely work with teens, next academic year.
Adolescents have indeed been a better fit for me, over the years,
whenever discipline was part of the job.
Reason is important to me,
and I see childhood as not a time
for confusion or conflicting expectations.
Teens can reason with the unreasonable;
so can I, when they are unreasonable, themselves.
We will come upon a time,
when the children we call “indigo”
will have more on their plates,
decision-wise,
than their still forming minds
can handle.
For now, though,
whoever takes my place,
with the little ones,
will need to temper
the skill set of external control,
with a truly loving heart.
As for me, I am among the quickened.
No one in the head office wants me
professionally dead.
I will go on working.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
That sounds like a good solution for what has seemed to be a pretty difficult situation!
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I have never done well, in canned, “one-size-fits-all” programs. There is a lot to be said for structure, but as I have shown, time and again, the structure needs to fit the child.
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I can read your peace of mind, Gary. Beautiful poem!
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I actually felt vindicated, as the front office placed me in this position, and has now taken me back out. Turns out I am needed elsewhere.
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Is it all working out to make the most sense for your other activities? Happy you will be, freeing up energy.
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Things will be more clear, vis-a-vis the Fall, in a few hours.
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Good to see you’re being judged among the quick rather than the dead, Gary, when I think back on the words of the old Nicene Creed.
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The jury is still out, Christopher, but I will find a way to thrive, as always.
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Reblogged this on Women With Vigor.
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