thanks guys! i just checked into my class, and found out i got an A in this last one... so i kept straight A's through the entire program. i had a teacher at the school where i work tell me not to work so hard because my grades didn't matter; it's proving myself as a teacher that will count when it comes to job hunting. ugh. my grades matter to me, though, and i wouldn't feel right if i wasn't putting 100% into it.
That dont make no stupid sense. As a new teacher you dont have a track record. No one knows if youre a good teacher or not yet. All they have to go on is how well you did in school. Maybe your grades wont be so important after a few years when youve established yourself, but when youre just starting out thats all theyve got.