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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Looking at the Big Picture
As an educator, many days I wear twenty hats. I am teacher, nurse, coach, counselor, negotiator and often a referee. I have deadlines to meet, committees to work on, parents to call back, fieldtrips to plan and the list goes on. At times it seems daunting, at the very least overwhelming, but when I look at the big picture my load feels a little lighter. I have to tell myself not to take myselfe so seriously. What I have to take seriously is the job. Teaching is a very serious business, most teachers realize this and use humor to survive all of the day to day rigor. So when I'm looking at the big picture I have to laugh. I just imagine what others see...me behind a stack of papers to be graded, trying to put a band-aid on the arm of one student with one hand and writing on the overhead projector with the other hand. Did I mention I'm back in school taking graduate classes again...I have to laugh.
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You definitely sound like you have a lot on your plate currently. I think teachers are often looked at as having many roles to fulfill in and out of the classroom. I believe you will find ways to use the technology we are learning to help ease the hectic schedule. A colleague of mine has created a class webpage for students to post questions and comments. She is able to direct parents to the site to see all assignments, due dates, rubrics, etc. I hope to be able to do much of the same with a class page. I am a Varsity Volleyball coach also, so I hope to incorporate calendars, tournaments, etc also to help keep me organized.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
Hannah