Yes, everyone has told me that I need to balance my outside life
with my school life. This is easier said than done because I do
tend to work my brains out. The former teacher had left a bunch
of lessons and I have been using those lessons she created. It
might be a good start until I learn the material and know what I
want to do. I have done much self reflection on how I could do
my lessons differently for next year (especially in the area of
reading). Yes, classroom management is yet still difficult. All
the papers seem to be here and there. Those veteran teachers
make papers disappear like magic. How do they do it? It is quite
amazing.

On 10/21/09, Very Very Veteran Teacher wrote:
> I agree with the other 2 posters.
>
> Good luck. Hang in there.
>
> This veteran teacher suggests that you also develop a life
> outside the classroom. If you let teaching take over your
> life, it will eat you up( you can never find time to do all you
> think you need to do) and it can lead to burn out.
>
> On 10/21/09, Need Some Advice wrote:
>> This is my very first year of teaching. Is it better to
>> worry about gathering materials for better lessons the
>> second year of teaching or be concerned about it your first
>> year? I feel I could be doing more to jazz up my lessons. I
>> am wondering if I should be doing more to enhance my
>> lessons now, or just trudge through and learn the material,
>> lessons, etc...

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