Week Two is done! I know this is a couple days late, but I spent all weekend doing nothing but grading. Okay, maybe I exaggerated some there, but I'll come back to that. :)
Week two was much more hectic for me than my first week. I no longer had the adrenalin of starting fresh and new, and it was time to get into the the nitty gritty. Already, students were begging me to have grades back to them. I explained I was waiting until the schedule changes finished so that everything was straight. I also had some students worrying about the work load, which I can understand, but I explained to them that the course was designed to prep them for AP (and then college). It made me wonder if I was going to push them to hard, but then I talked with some colleagues and decided that it was okay. This week I stayed till six two nights of five, and two other nights I was at school till 5/5:30. (I ducked out as close to four on Friday so I could have a full weekend to spend relaxing.) I did get all my pacing guides finished and started on my professional goals. I'm excited for the goals I chose because I think they really help me grow as a first year teacher. One of them was about keeping a healthy mind, body, and soul. I'm hoping to use this as motivation to try and keep my body healthy. I have a lot of grading to do, especially with my honors classes turning in their complete summer assignment this week. I thought I was going to spend all day Saturday working, but I ended up watching the Olympics at the same time. I didn't get as much accomplished as I wanted, but it was nice to relax some and cheer my team on to gold! :) Now I'm excited for week three, especially because I feel that as I establish more of a pattern that I will have an easier time.
No comments:
Post a Comment