I guess this was a really good week for school. I'm doing extremely well in my lessons and teaching up to 9 lesson which all need to be prepared. Preparing a 45 minute lesson doesn't take just 45 minutes as one would hope. The first year of teaching is filled with lesson planning and further exploration into a subject. This means something has got to give but why does it have to be my life?
When life give you lemons squeeze the juice into your water and stay hydrated.
- because lemonade is not sold at my school.
My time here at bridge house is proving to be of utmost value. I'm getting experience and lots of it with everyone wanting to give me with lessons and the learners responding well to my classes. In the middle of most of my days when my eyes start to burn I think "what about me, where is my time?". The simply truth is hat there is never enough time for all your active compartments but what is important is that you make time and take the time. Week days are for my job and weekends belong to my personal life.
If I don't make the time for myself none else will.
Another point I have also been very aware of this week is the ability to keep one's private life separate from one's professional life. School is a very personal and social unit which leads many times to an overlap between personal and professional life. How does one maintain a professional stance without coming off as a "hard" person?
photo: "ant that something wonderful"
Taken as I take sometime for myself in the school day
Hi Saskea
ReplyDeleteInteresting question there at the end!...
I'm generally a very private person, so when I get asked by teachers or learners personal questions, I'm always two minded about what is and what should be allowed to share. I guess the aim is that they want to get to know me and that I understand. I think we just need to find that balance of sharing our personal life without being perceived as cold or "hard" as you state! How one does it, I don't know, but this is exactly why we're on this journey, to learn and figure things out along the way and not necessarily have or find all the answers immediately!
All the best for this week!
Thanks for this. I was wondering whether you could perhaps tell us what those experiences are which you referred to in the 3rd paragraph? That would enable you to reflect in-depth on your understanding of your own learning. Keep it up, I like what I see here. Regards. PROF AE CARL
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