It's only in the last week or two that I finally feel like I have a routine and I'm not constantly on the verge of drowning.
Maybe that's a bit melodramatic. See, I didn't feel like I was failing or about to crash and burn, just feeling like I knew I wasn't operating at 100% because there was just SO much to learn all at once. As much as I relished the practicum of my teaching program, the truth is, I didn't know most of what my daily life would be as a teacher. That's a subject for another post. So how am I doing? I have been inspired greatly by Wil Wheaton- He did a life reboot a year ago and gave himself several goals and then self assessed based on how he felt he achieved them. One of the best things that I liked about his self assessment was that he not only gave a grade, he gave himself feedback and allowed for his human-ness to shine through. To that end here are my goals: 1) Use my prep time to actually do prep. I spend way too much of my prep just trying to catch my breath and recover for the next sprint, and need to leave that to another time. 2) Find some me time and commit to it. Partly so that I'm not using prep for that, but also because I need to figure out a better work-life balance. Not something I've ever been good at, especially not when I'm as passionate about my career as I am about teaching. 3) Find some family time and commit to it. My family has not been the sole priority of my life in a long time. With a chronically ill husband, I need to be the sole income earner, so I doubt they'll ever be the sole priority again. That doesn't mean they have to be the last priority. To that end I need to find a better way to manage the balance so they know how much they mean to me. I need time with them so I can remember why I do everything else. Family dinners, going swimming, playing games, and just being together needs to move way up in my list. 4) Health. I lost 40lbs a couple years ago and with the stress of the final year of school and my first year of teaching I put it all back on. I want to lose it again, but also to get healthy. I bought a 90 day pool/fitness pass. I want to use it 2-3x per week. Maybe more. Those are my four goals for the next 12 months. Now to do it!
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AuthorI respond to Sarah, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Smoore, Miss Sarah, (and sometimes Mom!). I have been an DL (homeschool!) teacher for 2 years and am now a proud member of the SD35 team! Archives
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