I remember my first year of teaching and how I was beyond stressed.
I used to look at the Veteran teachers and be appalled at how they
would leave the building when they dismissed their classes and I
would be there well into the evening preparing for the next day and
then taking work home on top of that. A pile of papers used to
sleep between me and my husband because I wanted to accomplish
EVERYTHING! Now looking back I was a little too eager :-). Like you
I wanted to make sure that I did what was best for my students.
Like the other posters said, take it one day at a time and
eventually it gets easier. Organization is a tremendous help in
staying on top of things. I tend to take my papers with me wherever
I go just in case I get a spare moment and can grade some papers.
Like the other poster suggested it might be a good idea to use post
it’s as a reminder of what worked and what didn't.
Best of luck and I know that you are doing great because most
importantly you are concerned with ensuring you meet all of your
students needs.
-Teacher Mom
On 10/23/09, Need Advice wrote:
> On 10/23/09, Raftery(retired 31 year teacher-Korean War Marine
> Atomic Vet wrote:
>> 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...
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>> ---If it will help I can mail you free poetry cds read by
>> Vincent Price and Alex Scourby (Free) What grade are you
>> teaching????
>
> 2nd grade. Sure!
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