Life has been crazy busy, and swirling around like a hurricane (insert cheesy 80's music reference)... not that I have downtime right now, BUT I'm making time to blog right now.
School has been good - quite challenging, but good. I'm having struggles making sure my students stay engaged in the material they don't find relevant (aka THEORY). Thankfully, all of it is relative, so I keep hoping students start making the connections themselves. The crappy thing about teaching a music subject is the physical piece of assessment IS the written work. I can't exactly replicate a playing test assessment to show my administration, or even the parents. That is only the written tests. I don't know... I know it's a struggle for many, and that I work with dedicated kids, it's just getting them to "get" it.
Basketball is over... I'm exhausted! Great team that was playing above their level in the league, but at least most put in the effort. I'm really glad it's over, because towards the end I was really unable to perform properly. I worked, coached, slept. That's it.
Healthwise - no resolutions yet. It's scary, because I'm still feeling like this - even worse - and I don't see the end in sight. I hate the fact I feel like this, and hate the fact I have had to admit defeat way too often for my liking. My students all know, and thankfully haven't said too much. I feel for them - I am not delivering my best. Not that I'm slacking off with them, but I know my energy is about half what it was, and I find it exhausting to teach. Again, my students are usually respectful enough to not even question it. Thank goodness I don't teach a curriculum like math - if I'm not feeling good, we slow it down a bit (the new math doesn't allow for that, to my understanding).
I'm trying to keep my attitude positive. Case in point: I AM going to Ireland this summer! I was searching online and found the Irish Girl Guide camp that people I know from Canada were going, and found they needed staff. I saw it a week before the deadline, and decided to apply. Turns out, I will see some people from India too! I will be working in various activities and camping in Lough Key Park, Ireland :) And, they have an adventure mini-camp ahead of the big camp for staff, so I will be doing that from July 1-11... and really, I can't go to Ireland and NOT go anywhere else. So, I'm headed to Galway and Dublin, with a bus tour or two to see some other stuff. I get to spend my birthday in the GUINESS tour :) I HAVE to be feeling better for this to be a successful trip.
Specialist, please call! I want to see you sooner than later... I want my life back...
I should probably get back to marking and entering marks. For some reason, it doesn't magically happen! :)
School has been good - quite challenging, but good. I'm having struggles making sure my students stay engaged in the material they don't find relevant (aka THEORY). Thankfully, all of it is relative, so I keep hoping students start making the connections themselves. The crappy thing about teaching a music subject is the physical piece of assessment IS the written work. I can't exactly replicate a playing test assessment to show my administration, or even the parents. That is only the written tests. I don't know... I know it's a struggle for many, and that I work with dedicated kids, it's just getting them to "get" it.
Basketball is over... I'm exhausted! Great team that was playing above their level in the league, but at least most put in the effort. I'm really glad it's over, because towards the end I was really unable to perform properly. I worked, coached, slept. That's it.
Healthwise - no resolutions yet. It's scary, because I'm still feeling like this - even worse - and I don't see the end in sight. I hate the fact I feel like this, and hate the fact I have had to admit defeat way too often for my liking. My students all know, and thankfully haven't said too much. I feel for them - I am not delivering my best. Not that I'm slacking off with them, but I know my energy is about half what it was, and I find it exhausting to teach. Again, my students are usually respectful enough to not even question it. Thank goodness I don't teach a curriculum like math - if I'm not feeling good, we slow it down a bit (the new math doesn't allow for that, to my understanding).
I'm trying to keep my attitude positive. Case in point: I AM going to Ireland this summer! I was searching online and found the Irish Girl Guide camp that people I know from Canada were going, and found they needed staff. I saw it a week before the deadline, and decided to apply. Turns out, I will see some people from India too! I will be working in various activities and camping in Lough Key Park, Ireland :) And, they have an adventure mini-camp ahead of the big camp for staff, so I will be doing that from July 1-11... and really, I can't go to Ireland and NOT go anywhere else. So, I'm headed to Galway and Dublin, with a bus tour or two to see some other stuff. I get to spend my birthday in the GUINESS tour :) I HAVE to be feeling better for this to be a successful trip.
Specialist, please call! I want to see you sooner than later... I want my life back...
I should probably get back to marking and entering marks. For some reason, it doesn't magically happen! :)
Hang in there! I have had a mystery condition since Christmas which for the last two months has been really difficult. I am getting more adjusted, but when they tell you everything is normal it doesn't help!!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a great summer ahead....
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.