CTE New Teacher Institute Forum: What would have I done differently last week?

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

What would have I done differently last week?

Well, I must say. I would have gotten more sleep last week! I tell you what, between grading project research, editing P.S.A. radio spot scripts, grading papers & tests and working on personal studio projects at home, I've been running on fumes. Sounds like a personal problem eh? I'm working on it! So indeed, the first thing that came to mind when I thought about what I would have done differently, getting more rest at night was the first to come to mind. The four to five hour night's rest is starting to add up! On the other hand, I HAVE quit drinking coffee in the morning completely and only occasionally get one at lunch, which for us is 10:30-11:20. That is down from about 2-3 large mugs per day! Ahhh, the "teaching issues" we often don't think about: sleep and coffee!

2 comments:

Jessie H said...: Maybe we need to do a workshop on stress management for teachers for NTI. I attended a workshop like this years ago, and it really helped me with time management and stress issues related to teaching. Read Julie's post on this same topic.; February 2, 2008 at 10:45:00 AM EST
Trevor said...: Cory I wrote a blogg on stress if you can find it please read it. I am sure it will help you. Please don't let stress manage you but you should manage stress. You can drink as much camomile or red clover which will calm the nervers and wean you from the coffee.; February 2, 2008 at 9:44:00 PM EST