On teaching and busy-ness.
Last week was insanely busy. I had 3 meetings that kept me working passed the time to be able to pick my kids up from the bus stop and mostly passed dinner time. Being a teacher is busy. There are endless planning, prepping, and grading tasks that I'm convinced could never end. Usually, there's just a time that you have to stop and decide that enough time has been spent and you need to refuel before getting at it again the next day.
I'm an advocate for saying yes to things that you are passionate about. If you are passionate about technology, say yes to all the technology things: leading training, participating in technology committees where purchasing decisions are made, extra PD on technology, etc. But, I'm also an advocate for knowing your lane. You can't say yes to everything. You should be involved and active at your school, but you will burn out quickly if you can't say no.
I think I'm still learning how to navigate academia vs. K-12 in terms of what should be a yes and what should be a no. Last week was too much, but I'm also a person outside of school and was preparing for my biannual tag sale that takes up a lot of my time in the evenings and then on the weekend. This week, I need to focus on rest and reflection, and maybe a little more balance between work and my very important personal life that includes two little humans that need me too.
Last week was insanely busy. I had 3 meetings that kept me working passed the time to be able to pick my kids up from the bus stop and mostly passed dinner time. Being a teacher is busy. There are endless planning, prepping, and grading tasks that I'm convinced could never end. Usually, there's just a time that you have to stop and decide that enough time has been spent and you need to refuel before getting at it again the next day.
I'm an advocate for saying yes to things that you are passionate about. If you are passionate about technology, say yes to all the technology things: leading training, participating in technology committees where purchasing decisions are made, extra PD on technology, etc. But, I'm also an advocate for knowing your lane. You can't say yes to everything. You should be involved and active at your school, but you will burn out quickly if you can't say no.
I think I'm still learning how to navigate academia vs. K-12 in terms of what should be a yes and what should be a no. Last week was too much, but I'm also a person outside of school and was preparing for my biannual tag sale that takes up a lot of my time in the evenings and then on the weekend. This week, I need to focus on rest and reflection, and maybe a little more balance between work and my very important personal life that includes two little humans that need me too.