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It's wayyyy to much to handle!!

by Sash

Sep 20, 2011

This is my second year teaching and it's still way too much work. I have almost 30 kids in my classroom but the real problem is just with the lesson planning, the meetings, and the overall WORK LOAD!! I teach all of the major subject areas and each day I stay late at work and still bring work home with me. This has been very devastating to me and it has taken a negative toll on my entire family. My husband cheated on me last year and before anyone say anything, I know "now" it wasn't my fault. My therapist helped me realize this, but a small part of me can't shake the fact that maybe if I were in bed with him instead of up planning lessons all night things could had been different. I like teaching, but I feel the teaching of every academic core area is really, really burning me out. By the way I teach 5th grade English, Math, Science, History, and Health. I also have 3 small children of my own at home that need their mom to be able to help them with their homework. But instead I'm in t...See More

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Fanny Phoenix Dear Sash,

I know it is very hard to plan lessons and study what you should teach too, especially standards.

Maybe you could ask a nice colleague to give you some teaching materials or useful ideas. This isn't always easy, but it does work, if it is a matter of giving and taking, a good relationship might develop.

The int...See MoreDear Sash,

I know it is very hard to plan lessons and study what you should teach too, especially standards.

Maybe you could ask a nice colleague to give you some teaching materials or useful ideas. This isn't always easy, but it does work, if it is a matter of giving and taking, a good relationship might develop.

The internet does help too. A good page for all subjects is [link removed].

Try to concentrate on the most important things. It is difficult, but it does help. Gaps are allowed sometimes, I think. Also try to reduce worksheets, homework, etc.

Good luck :-)

Yours, Fanny

On 9/20/11, Sash wrote: > This is my second year teaching and it's still way too much > work. I have almost 30 kids in my classroom but the real > problem is just with the lesson planning, the meetings, and > the overall WORK LOAD!! I teach all of the major subject > areas and each day I stay late at work and still bring work > home with me. This has been very devastating to me and it > has taken a negative toll on my entire family. My husband > cheated on me last year and before anyone say anything, I > know "now" it wasn't my fault. My therapist helped me > realize this, but a small part of me can't shake the fact > that maybe if I were in bed with him instead of up planning > lessons all night things could had been different. I like > teaching, but I feel the teaching of every academic core > area is really, really burning me out. By the way I teach > 5th grade English, Math, Science, History, and Health. I > also have 3 small children of my own at home that need > their mom to be able to help them with their homework. But > instead I'm in the other room planning lessons and > researching "great wonderful" activities for other people > children. My question is, what can I do to make the load a > little lesser so that I'm not burdened each night with so > much work. It's also so hard because I'm new at this and I > have to be able to feel comfortable with the standards I'm > teaching so I tend to spend a long time on "studying" what > is need to be taught. Please send some suggestions my way > to help me!

Sep 21, 2011

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