I spent all last week just trying to keep up with my presentations. It was a challenge, and I put in at least 13 hours a day every day last week. The thing is, up until Saturday, I didn\u2019t really present much in the realm of Social Studies, and much of what I did present was common to all classes. As of now, I\u2019m doing three separate curricula EVERY DAY. It\u2019s like taking a full load in college. Over the weekend, I also caught a cold, so now I\u2019m exhausted and sick. I just can\u2019t keep this pace up \u2013 I need help. I\u2019m going to have to greatly reduce my own expectations or I\u2019m going to have to get more support from other teachers, and probably both. Over the weekend, I was able to block out my entire week for all three classes, but I only have prepared powerpoints for two days. Since I\u2019m sick, I decided to lean on videos to do some of the teaching. Fortunately, Barb and I were able to make copies of all the printed material for the week (two reams!) over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Today went well\u2026 mostly. My first two periods have some students who are beginning to cause me trouble. I almost wrote one person up today, and that\u2019s a rare occurrence for me. After second period though, the classes were great, and I was able to find materials for two of my three classes in a hidden space during lunch. Yeah! During my prep, I created most of a lesson for one of my classes, so at least for that class, I\u2019m close to being ready for Wednesday. The other two classes are good \u2018til Tuesday, and so Tuesday night is going to be busy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I spent all last week just trying to keep up with my presentations. It was a challenge, and I put in at least 13 hours a day every day last week. The thing is, up until Saturday, I didn\u2019t really … Continue reading