I'm excusing myself from "teacher guilt" and I'm looking forward to school starting on Friday.ready or not!Īnd one of the new things I'm implementing this year is the Magic Triad from Great Expectations. I'm forgiving myself in advance for not getting everything on my to-do list finished.
I'm choosing to get accomplished what I can before 5pm each day so I can be home to take my kids to the pool each evening. This will be the last 4 days of summer for my own children.
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This week I have 4 days of meetings and professional development before the kids come on Friday. Realistically though, I don't think it's going to happen this year.Īnd that's okay! It's okay if my classroom isn't picture perfect on the 1st day of school - students will still love my room because they'll know they are loved IN my room! It's okay if every project isn't finished in time for the first day - my students will love seeing them trickle in throughout the year! It's okay if I don't have a cute, photogenic gift ready for them on the 1st day - my real gift to them will be a love of learning! It's okay if my hallway display isn't Pinterest worthy - the student work displayed will more than make up for my lack of design style! At my school, even though all of us were working during our "summer off" and trying to get our classrooms into shape for the school year on our time (and dime!) there are frequent mentions of the things that didn't get accomplished, or things that aren't going to be possible.įor my part, I see all of the wonderful BTS gifts for students that teachers have made and then think about how its one more thing that will take money and time in a season where I don't have enough of either! Yes, I want to print out cute tags and give away fruit snacks or bubbles or homemade play dough. Another bemoaned the fact that she is not allowed to paint any of the furniture in her room, leaving her with dingy bookshelves and uninspiring filing cabinets.
Recently, someone in a Facebook group mentioned how guilty she felt that she wasn't going to be sending out postcards to all of her students before the start of the school year. The Best Teaching Advice You'll Hear All Year
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