DC Elementary Teacher

Luckily, our school is giving standardized tests tomorrow so I might actually make it to bed by midnight. I read recently in one of those "guides for new teachers" type books that "its OKAY if you only have a few days of lessons planned". A few DAYS?!!! Ha! I can barely stay 10 hours ahead of the game. Planning time during the day is non-existent. A bathroom break, a trip to the office mailbox, and a form or two to be completed (or a behavior write-up or call to parent), and the 45 minute planning session is over. Oh, well, there are two more session to try and "make" this week if some little Johnny doesn't knock the head of little Janey during recess again. So if time's so short, why am I writing this blog? To vent for 10 minutes a day and then move on, I guess. Join me for short bursts from the inside of one really wild ride--teaching.