Every day I leave for work with the best of intentions. That I will get x, y and z done after school.
I am making solar system books with my class to finish off the solar system unit. I want it done before spring break. We have all the pieces done. It is time to assemble.
I need to put the pages together with the covers using a comb binding. Not something I can do at home. Unless I want to lug a heavy machine home. I don't.
Yesterday we had the "Let's mix paint, staff meeting." Fun, but not what I needed to get done. Today we had the 5th grade "at risk" meeting. Students, not teachers. Although, it could be argued that I am at risk of losing my mind, my cool or my lunch. I had completely forgotten that it was rescheduled today (because of me). I had just started putting books together, when over the PA they announced the meeting. I got 3 done, also known as 10%. The meeting got out just in time for me to contain the disaster on the desk so my teaching partner will still speak to me.
So tomorrow's great plan to fill the pages of the books, got bumped to Thursday. After it got bumped to Wednesday because of yesterday's meeting. And I had to make up a solar system test tonight so I had something to do tomorrow. And I still need to figure out what to do with the other part of tomorrow. I am so glad I only work part time.
2 comments:
Part-time.
Always felt this was quite dangerous. Huge risk to end up with a full-time workload and part-time pay. Mind you, teachers have always only got part-time pay!
You do a great job and are hugely undervalued. Good luck squeezing the book binding into your schedule.
I hate it when I plan one thing and then have to switch gears and do something else instead. Flexibility isn't always my strong point.
Hang in there.
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