Structuration Theory
Safety Rest Areas and Welcome Centers in Virginia (VDOT) My daily routine involves getting up at 5:30 in the morning, taking my partner to his job (school bus driver) at 6:30, and then driving down I-81 and I-64 from Harrisonburg to my job as a first grade teacher in Waynesboro. At 7:30, the kids start rolling in, and at 2:35 they go home; I typically stay after for about an hour, and at 3:30 I drive back to Harrisonburg, pick up my partner from work, then go home. After working several really horrible jobs, I consider teaching to be very freeing and enjoyable. However, this is just psychological, an effect of being surrounded by really great people and having two wonderful principals as my bosses - because in reality, my job is actually very closely regulated. While I do get some choice in what I do - what books to read to the kids, what movies to show them, what worksheets and activities to do - the content and amount of time I spend on that content is very rigid. Regulat...