2 weeks of school down 34 more weeks to go but who is counting? I am exhausted. I have been back in my classroom for 2 weeks and I already feel like I am weeks behind. I am teaching 7 periods, 3 preps, and my largest class is 30 6th graders. I know it doesn't seem like a lot but my classroom only has 3 large lab tables that each seat 8 students, and they are attached to the floor. So I really don't have a lot of space to rearrange my furninture. I lhave to move furniture in between classes and I have one student sitting at the fish tank. Oh and did I mention that our students are getting all new schedules on Tuesday, so I will have new classes. I teach at a magnet academy inside of a regular middle school. When our numbers don't balance out they recruit students who don't want ot go to our school from the regular middle school. I will probably has another 25-50 students come Tuesday pushing my total numbers to over 175 students. I haven't even been able to start teaching science because I knew that changes like this would be coming and I wanted to hold off handing out all the supplies I bought for my students (only 150 of each so I have more shopping to do). My daughter was in preschool for 4 days before she got sick and passed it on to me. I actually lost my voice last week. It was pretty ridiculous actually, I taought by using the speak functionm on my iPad. The kids had a blast with my robot voice and they were really considerate of me feeling badly. I really can't complain my kids are great! The only reason I am able to write this right now is because poor Mr. Ocean is sick in bed and Little Ocean is in her room, in bed, but not asleep. This is the first "me" time I have had in a while.
I really do love my job. I really shouldn't complain there are teachers at my school that have it so much worse than I do but I am still allowed to feel stressed by my own predicament, aren't I?
I know that I am truly blessed though. I have an incredible family and circle of coworker-friends. I am teaching my dream subject and I have a great group of students. My daughter is turning 5 on Sunday and even though I am sad that she isn't my little girl any more she is such an incredible kid who is bright, funny, and so compassionate. She knew her daddy wasn't feeling good tonight so she brought him one of her favorite stuffed animals and her blanket to sleep with tonight.
Well it felt great to finally vent to a community of fellow teachers whom I know could understand. I know we are all going through the same things right now. Education is not the field it was when I was in school but it is what it is and I can handle it as long as I focus on my students!
Thanks for listening!
Mrs. Ocean
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