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First year regrets over the summer?

by Michelle

Jul 20, 2012

Its been a month into summer from my first year and I keep looking back and should've/wouldve/could've the whole year (to the point where I obsess about it). How do I stop thinking about everything I could've or should've done last year and move on?

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learn from it I'm assuming you are continuing teaching.

It's ok to think about what you did the first year, but you have to do something with it besides think. If you don't like how things turned out, how you acted/reacted, then use this time to make an action plan. What are you going to do differently next year? What did you find that actually worked? ...See More

Jul 20, 2012

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Old Teacher I agree with all "learn from it" wrote. I will also add that if you continue to "obsess", you might look for a job other than classroom teacher. Life is too short....

Summer is a time to decompress and forget about "school" as much and as often as possible. If I had not, I would have never made it to retirement(Oh, happy days).

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Jul 20, 2012

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Mandy I'm going into Year 5, and I will admit to having difficulty with letting things go. One can argue that being reflective is a skill that every teacher should have. It means that you care and that you want to better yourself as an educator.

However, if you are reflecting to the point where you are obsessing (and it sounds like you are), it...See More

Jul 21, 2012

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Judy2/CA This will by my 18th year teaching. At the end of the school year I usually spend a few days in the the classroom cleaning, decluttering, etc to get ready for the next school year. I also spend that time thinking about the year that ended - what worked, what didn't work, what changes I want to make, etc. Then I go home, enjoy the summer and forget ...See More

Jul 23, 2012

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