Well…. I am thinking that I finally have this all figured out, two blog creations and a couple of postings later…
I had to transfer my first blog to this new one since I gave everybody this blog name. Mondays are hard for me, I miss being in the classroom after the weekend. Looking forward to teaching tomorrow though. Tonight is a faculty meeting and we are going to be learning all about SIOP! I’m hoping that it will be very beneficial! I’m very happy though, that I am going into the training tonight with some knowledge of SIOP already.
Its crazy how teaching has already kind of taken over my life. If I’m not in school, I’m thinking about tomorrow. If I’m asleep, I’m dreaming about it. Perhaps after we are settled into our new school, It will not be ALL consuming.
I’m going to try to figure out how to add a video to the video widget. The guy’s name is Taylor Mali, he is a teacher and an awesome slam poet. He’s pretty entertaining.
I understand how you feel about the all-consuming nature of the profession we have chosen. I find it’s easiest to find a hobby where you can get away from teaching, even if it’s just for an hour. I used to use coaching to get away from having to go to school/homework for a bit, but now it’s quite a bit like teaching so I have to find new outlets. I would highly recommend swing dance club, reading a book or short story just for fun, writing poetry or going for a walk with an iPod or actual living friend to talk to and say that school talk is OFF-LIMITS!