- 6:05 am: wake up angry (mornings are not really my thing)
- 7:20 am: leave for work and enjoy my 15 minute drive while trying to pump myself up for the day ahead of me
- 7:40 - 8:10: try and get my day in order and water my plant (the most beautiful plant ever that my mom and dad sent me on my first day of school and I haven't managed to kill yet)
- 8:15 - 11:30: something along the lines of teaching kids
- 11:30 - 12:00: adult interaction for the day with lunch in the faculty room
- 12:00 - 2:45: again, some more of that teaching stuff with a little yelling here and there
- 2:45 - 6-ish: meetings (faculty meetings, district meetings, accommodations meetings, collaboration meetings, curriculum meetings...) help students after school, planning, making copies, grading, organizing, etc.
- 7:00pm: usually arrive home around this time with little or no energy
- 7:30 - 10:00: attempt to socialize with my friends that I never see anymore, do some more lesson planning, make my roommates and friends help me grade, get crap done for my calling, eat something that resembles a meal, internet and read my daily email from Glenn Beck, and literally crawl into bed and fall asleep no later than 11 because the 200 kids in my life have taken all the life out of me!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TEACHING CHRONICLES
I have been a teacher for about 5 weeks now. These have been the longest 5 weeks of my life. I never knew why people loved weekends so much but Saturday really is a gift from the heavens. Now I haven't actually enjoyed a real "Saturday" because I have been at the junior high every weekend trying to stop from drowning in an ocean of new teacher woes. There are so many stories that I would love to force all of you to read but I do not have the time nor the will power to do so. But here is a glimpse into my daily routine now.
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6 comments:
Oh, cousin! How I wish I could be a fly on the wall in that classroom! I bet you are the BEST teacher ever!
I'm so proud of you! Teaching is an intense experience; I'm sure you're the best.
This was funny. Now I know what you do all day. I thought that teachers just sat at their desk drinking diet coke, telling students to leave them alone. I guess that isn't the case.
You should really just go for the same outlook that Coach Alvarez had at KJH... put your feet up on the desk while wearing a V-Neck t-shirt, and running pants that zip up on the sides, yelling at kids and drinking diet coke. She really made an impact on so many lives... and so can you BABE!!!
Oh my dear sweet Ashley! You are so grown up, and I am so proud of you. Isn't it weird to think that when we were roommates, you were only a freshman? If we lived anywhere near each other, I invite you over to pamper you!! I have no doubts that you are an amazing teacher... and a babe too! :)
By the way, I am jealous that you get an email from Glen everyday.
Hey... that sounds a lot like my day. Speaking of which, I should probably grading tests instead of writing a note to you on your blog!
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