October is the roughest month for teachers. There are no breaks; it's the month the kids start acting bad; it's the month where the well-restedness of the summer is gone and you feel like you're running on fumes. It's the month where you realize that, no matter what, you'll never catch up on the grading you have to do.
I feel like I'm barely holding it together this week, professionally and personally. I was at school until 6:15 tonight when I realized I said I was going to bring in my car for bodyshop service at 5:30. I rushed out and, the bodyshop was closing. They still agreed to take the car, but then I realized the rental car place was closed, so I had to re-schedule for tomorrow. But I left my car key on the desk in the place, and almost was left stranded. Thankfully, they let me back in to get my key. But that's the sort of thing that I'm doing.
Lessons today were decidedly mediocre. I forgot characters' names. I got flustered by different versions of Shakespeare. I seem to have forgotten how to teach 9th graders because they certainly have forgotten how to act this week since I last saw them last Tuesday. Bad all around.
I will try again tomorrow.
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I totally know what you mean. March is worse, but October is tough.
I saw at least five different teachrs in tears in my school today. Six if you count me. Exhausted and totally overworked. I am working every night, going to school at 6:00, ;eaving at 6:00 and working almlost all weekend. Ridiculous. It should not be this hard.
As this is only the end of my third week teaching, I perhaps shouldn't be so exhausted, but I am. I feel like every lesson I teach is a lesson to myself on how not to approach a lesson the next day. Is there ever a day you get it "right" with every class you teach? I am still waiting for that day to happen.
My sympathies for your day, though. To have a lot of frustrating things to take care of after the school day is over is decidedly sucky.
Stress. It hits parents too at this time of year. My post on the same topic.
Dude, you're one of the most talented and dedicated teachers I know. The only reason it feels like you're pushing that boulder is that you are actually willing to do the heavy lifting required of a master teacher. That feeling isn't a sign that you are being ineffective; it's a sign of your talent in the classroom.
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