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I am beginning this year and will teach 3rd grade. I can
hardly wait! I have 23 students and I am looking forward to
a rewarding year of service. The drawback here is I am two
and a half hours from my family. I will also be taking
graduate classes on Friday nights and all day Saturday. I
already have 12 grad hours. My Mom says she wants me to come
home as often as I can and I promised I would get home at
least once a month. She said that I need to be sure I take a
day off a week and get enough to eat and sleep. That won't
be easy. My mentor teacher said this is not realistic. She
informed me to plan on working 7 days a week and with
graduate courses doing more work. She even stated that I
should explain this to my family and that even over holidays
and long vacations I will need to be doing some work. There
is a way I know. I know both my mentor and Mom are right.
How do you folks do it?

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