About Volunteerism

I'm beginning to think that volunteerism might be overrated. I had grand visions for the upcoming school year. I joined 2 committees (staff development and campus improvement) that hopefully will help me to decide my future Master's degree plans. In addition, I asked if I could help write the District French benchmark exams (last year I helped to rewrite the French curriculum). Normally, when committees are formed, or things need to be done, my name never gets called. Except for my first day on campus, when I was told I was the French Club sponsor (of the non-existent French Club), I have not been asked to do anything else. I thought that it was a slight against my performance in creating French Club, or maybe something else I wasn't aware of. At the end of the year I was talking to my best friend that teaches Spanish if she was in agreement with my assessment. She thinks that it more has to do with they think I do too much already. A quick rundown led to me to concur: French Club and French National Honor Society (created both), attend football games, the one dance required, AP teacher, attend district meetings, and I guess the list goes on. Imagine my surprise when I get an email yesterday congratulating me on being "selected" to participate in the Welcome Back breakfast in front of the faculty and staff. Welcome Back (or whatever it's called) usually involves dancing on stage to some musical number that one of the assistant principals has choreographed. Luckily, I think I can get out of it by telling her I am already writing a Benchmark during practice times (please work, please work)!