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I could probably write way more than 5 things right now! I have so much on my mind. For the first time since I returned to teaching I am nervous. Like really nervous. So I am devoting this linky to things that have me on edge right now.
- There have been a lot of staff changes at my school this year. I have met many of the new teachers and they seem great but we were a really close team last year and I am nervous about how we will all work together.
- I will be teaching three different courses at the same time with about 150 students in total. This will be the most preps I have ever had.
- I have a ton of great ideas floating around in my head but I am having a hard time turning these ideas into a plan or even an outline of a plan. I feel like my head is spinning. I have mommy brain all over again, not that it ever went away completely.
- I have honestly been spending a ton of time "working" this summer but I don't feel like I have actually done anything concrete, just a lot of fluff. I have a really cute planner, that I am still not sure is the one I want (I can't get the Erin Condren Planner will not get out of my head), I have an adorable teacher toolbox now that I made, and my classroom looks great. But I do not have the three syllabi that I will need, my plans for implementing and teaching my procedures (or what they all are, yikes), I do not have my paperwork ready for orientation, or even plans for the first few weeks of school.
- Our school grade dropped and I am worried not only about the county interventions that must be on their way but also for the decreased morale at our school which was already really low at the end of last year.
I know I shouldn't be stressed about all these things since I can only really take care of # 3 and #4, but I am and it is taking its toll on me. My face looks like it did when I was a teenager, like a pepperoni pizza. I have been eating poorly just to enjoy something, I have been snapping at my family, and I am not sleeping well.
Anyone else out in the blogosphere having a back to school panic attack?
Thanks for letting me vent,
Mrs. Ocean
School Grade, you must be in Florida. I live in Panama City Beach. I hate that so much emphasis is placed on the school grades and ends up tearing people apart when you do get the A because you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings when you are deciding how the money will be spent. Add the VAM into all of that mix and it's just plain brain torture.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of ideas swimming around in my head too this summer. I can't focus on one thing and stick with it! You are not alone in this!
Alison
Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'