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Can someone guide on this?
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Anyone else super bored in quarantine?
Pretty sure work is giving me a bedsore...
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Rising Star
I feel the exact same way @ MMS. I’m taking tomorrow off despite being behind. I need a day. Well, I actually need far more than a day but a day will help.
Please make sure to take care of yourself!
Someone said to me, “I’m already March tired and it’s only October.” I felt that to my CORE. I am so so sofa king done.
Aw! The Sofa King. That was such a funny SNL sketch!
Mental health days are valid. But be intentional about it. What you leave for the sub should be useful to the kids, but not involve a lot of work for you.
You can take some of that time to catch up. Or to relax and veg out. Or both.
Also, rookie mistake that I made was believing that if it was important enough for them to do, it was important enough for me to grade it in-depth. Sometimes completion is enough, sometimes checking a specific answer is enough, you can figure out your own grading hacks.
Good luck, and take care of you! Remember what they say on airplanes: put on your oxygen mask first, then help others.
Rising Star
So true.
Do what you can now because I didn’t and now I’m on medical leave
…and you can’t give all of yourself to the job!
Feel the same. With all the IEPs we have to do this year, I am totally burned out. Have 12 by Nov 30th!! Then the behaviors from the 9th and 10th graders. Nothing ever happens when you write them up!! I walked out of a class a week ago the students were so rude and and terrible. At least 4 came and apologized, but they weren’t the ones who were acting up. This is the worst fall I have ever had. June can’t come fast enough!!!
Any help in your building? Do you have assistance that can come in and help? If it is discipline have you talked to the parents, principal, co-worker? Figure out what is wrong and see how you can change things.
Document everything. I just retired over behavior.
I understand, however this year the parents aren’t listening.
I left the classroom and now work in a prison. It rejuvenated me bc I can be creative and not micromanaged. I feel your pain bc I was like that as well. Take care of you, that's important.
I have tried to refocus my why. What, who, why do I enjoy my job? Also, focusing on one thing that went well each day has also helped my mindset.
Maybe a mental health day is needed
Yes. 🛑😫