Back in EPS 100 a the U of R when they told us young naive souls that wanted to become educators that teaching is a 24/7 type of profession, I thought they just meant everywhere you go people will see you as being a teacher, and you should act in a professional manner.
I did not know that as a teacher, and I feel I can speak for most new teachers, that you will be consumed by this profession. I’m not complaining about the amount of work that I am putting in. I’m talking about spending 95% of my day just thinking about teaching. And not cool things like how inspirational and motivating I am (probably not, but I like to think so), but thinking about what I have planned, what I have to plan, what I have to mark, assignments I have to make, etc, etc, etc.
This isn’t necessarily bad, my qualm with it is that this is all I can think about. I just want to shut my brain off. I am so exhausted by the end of the day that I just crash on the couch. I have sat down and stared at the wall, in silence, for no reason. I have a hockey game tonight and I will bet money that during the game I will think about school.
I guess what I would like to know, is does this get better? Or will I just get used to being a zombie most days? My first instinct tel me hat this will get better. But its midway through December and the end doesn’t seem in sight.
I know it sounds like I have a terrible attitude towards my job. I love my job, I really do. Maybe all this thought I put into it is a sign that I care about what I do, and want to get better. But I don’t know, I’m tired and cranky right now. Ask me again later.
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