First day of the 2020-21 school year was....interesting, but I survived.
We had our fair share of tech issues. Hopefully those will be sorted out by next week.
We have a lot of scheduling issues. I currently have 43 students in a co-taught class. Hoping that goes down by at least 11, but it's out of my hands for now, so I'm letting it go.
I didn't have planning time, because that summer work boiled over into the school year. But that's okay, because our teachers and educators deserve clarification.
I tried to stop working at 3:30. It mostly worked. I only responded to 1 set of issues and let all family and student emails go until tomorrow. This is new for me, and I love the decrease in stress. The world does not end if I don't respond to that email. It is refreshing and I'm enjoying that freedom.
I don't feel even remotely prepared for academics to start, so I'm not. I'm getting to know my students. For me that's the right use of my time. The rest will come but it doesn't need to come now.
Cheers to all of my amazing friends in education who keep pushing forward every day.
signing off for now
-C
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