Teaching Teaching Teaching

It seems like my life has been consumed by school lately. I really need to get better about leaving at a decent hour. I feel like I just putz along once the students head out for the day. I do get some stuff prepped, but not nearly what I could accomplish if I stayed focused. I find it hard to concentrate some afternoons especially if I have had a challenging day.

This past week was definitely a memorable one. We had some really great points, and then some times that made the days rather difficult. They are all fantastic though. I am really happy to be teaching where I am. Where I find myself struggling is having multiple ways to teach a given topic. The teachers that have been there for years have many, many activities they can pull from their bag of tricks. I am still developing and honing in my skills. I find it helpful to journal about my days from time to time. I figure once I look back on them months from now I will gain really good perspective on how the year is playing out.

My goals for this week are to leave school at a decent time. Then also to really make sure I am actually getting in some workouts. I need to get back and focus on my running. No better way to decompress for me than to run.