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I’m a teacher, too, Briochick. I guess I’m lucky, in that I can usually tune out the stuff on the walls and whatnot when I’m working, but now that I think of it, my classroom does tend to be less on the decorated side than a lot of people’s. Part of this I imagine is because I also have a learning disability which affects my fine motor skills, so there’s no way I’m making a bunch of crap for the walls but maybe part of it is self-censoring so I don’t get overwhelmed.
My biggest problem has been Admin who don’t get that you can be messy and still be a good teacher. It was harassment from a Principal who was trying to get rid of me (in addition to having a messy room, I have the tendency to point out that the Emperor has no clothes, without realizing it until its out of my mouth. And let’s just say that this Principal, metaphorically speaking, goes around buck naked most of the time. ) that pushed me to stop going “Gee, I wonder if I have an LD or ADHD” and actually go out and get diagnosed.
Then the diagnosis came back as “both”.
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