Have you ever thought this to yourself? I am sure you have, I mean we are teachers! There have always been times where this thought has crossed our minds. Most of the time, though, it isn't because of the students at all. (Most of the time!) You know exactly what I am talking about...
You walk into school feeling great, with a smile from ear to ear. You spent the better part of the last two weeks planning for this unit. Everything is done. You have made copies, you have your warm-ups complete, you even know what the homework is and when it will be due. You are pumped not only because you are completely planned but also because you love what you are about to teach.
This all changes when you open your email and see the day's announcements. Your jaw drops as you see what's on the agenda for the day: fire drill, assemply, parent conference, etc (insert any other lesson-interferring event here). Suddenly, you can't breathe and you begin to sweat. Your perfect lesson is ruined and your smile quickly fades away. You begin to panic as your vision goes blurry when you suddenly realize....you can do this, after all you are a teacher!
You were born for this. You went to college for four years to learn how to do this and now is your time to shine. And although you really feel like you could hit someone right about now, you resist the urge and think to yourself, this is what it is all about. You know there aren't many perfect days in teaching but they are all about what you make of them.
You know that your days may not be perfect and heck, your kids might not be either, but that's ok because you are a great teacher who is ready for anything!
You walk into school feeling great, with a smile from ear to ear. You spent the better part of the last two weeks planning for this unit. Everything is done. You have made copies, you have your warm-ups complete, you even know what the homework is and when it will be due. You are pumped not only because you are completely planned but also because you love what you are about to teach.
This all changes when you open your email and see the day's announcements. Your jaw drops as you see what's on the agenda for the day: fire drill, assemply, parent conference, etc (insert any other lesson-interferring event here). Suddenly, you can't breathe and you begin to sweat. Your perfect lesson is ruined and your smile quickly fades away. You begin to panic as your vision goes blurry when you suddenly realize....you can do this, after all you are a teacher!
You were born for this. You went to college for four years to learn how to do this and now is your time to shine. And although you really feel like you could hit someone right about now, you resist the urge and think to yourself, this is what it is all about. You know there aren't many perfect days in teaching but they are all about what you make of them.
You know that your days may not be perfect and heck, your kids might not be either, but that's ok because you are a great teacher who is ready for anything!