April 19, 2008

  • It's been way to long

    since I've posted, and though it's my fault for not making the time, I'd like to think that I'm not fully to blame for my absence.


    I had believed that making the change from 2 part time jobs to 1 full time job would give me more free time, since (I figured) I wouldn't be spread so thin. Teaching, as I've learned, however, is more than just 1 full-time job. I spend an average of 45 to 50 hours just at school each day, and more hours at home preparing, planning, assessing. I knew it would be a lot of work, but I wasn't prepared for the exhaustion. As I've been told many times, you have to build up the "teaching stamina."


    So, first, I'd just like to apologize to those with whom I've neglected to stay in better touch. I know that I've basically disappeared into my job, but now that summer is drawing near (6 weeks left of school!), I'll be out of hiding very soon.