We are dear, we are teachers,
It’s been four years since I taught junior high school. Every year from January to March, I feel that there is no way to take it. It’s the same song and dance. I have to be absorbed in my work and take a break job hunting. But miraculously, April hits, and I’m fine again. What is this magic? And how can you fight this year?
-Heartford’s HOPLT
Dear HIH,
Heartford, Connecticut?
From January to March, do you say?
Edhuma’s case: It’s comfortable to diagnose you in the eternal darkness in February, March and April. Your thing seems to start before, but the symptoms are the same: the seasonal pattern of helpless, fatigue, and Ennui. This is common among northern territory teachers. It looks like the sun sets every day at noon, and the Arctic explosion turns the nose of the school parking lot into a small ice broom.
Good news? Diagnosis struggles and gives it a name -often reduces its power. There are many ways to take care of yourself in the most coarse part of the academic calendar. However, I discovered that the best treatment of Edhuma (and Devolson, the autumn counter part) was a combination of friendship, solidarity, and the most important laugh. Make Edhmabingo board with your fellow teachers. Start EDOFMA Friday Breakfast Club. Make a huge paper chain countdown comically for the classroom. Find new rhythms, rituals and traditions that are interested in this time, lean, and help you deal with it until April.
We are dear, we are teachers,
I am the first year to teach junior high school science. At the beginning of both semester, I developed super visual acuity from very loud speaking in the first two weeks. And in any case, the stimulus has turned into a sinusic infection! Is there a special teacher hacking, medicine, or trick for this problem I don’t know?
-Please let me shout
Dear DMMY,
Oh, yes, my throat returning to an old school. I am convinced that I know the rosengen in my throat, gargling with warm salt water, honey and hot tea. (In addition, if you are comfortable, we recommend hot topo after school, but it is off -record.)
What you may not be considered is a microphone in a class that amplifies your voice. That way, even if you are talking more suddenly, you will not be able to add additional stress because you have to speak loudly. Music teacher and coach: You have my sympathy.
Check first to check if your school will buy a microphone for you. It is a double victory for your student who protects your voice! However, if you do not have a budget, check the summary of the best headset with a microphone. Continue to channel Madonna inside you.
We are dear, we are teachers,
My third grader is a second grader. There will be a spring meeting next month. Every year, our administrators say the same. These conferences are only positive feedback time (their inference is that they need to share negative feedback long before the meeting). However, it is a lot of waste to spend a valuable face -to -face time with my parents, and sometimes I do not share the area to improve! Do I need to ask for permission, or do I need to ask for permission if caught?
-Love bombing is not useful for anyone
Dear LBDHA,
I think it is correct for your administrator to deal with the negative feedback items of the big ticket before the meeting. Direct meetings are not when parents know that their children cannot follow the instructions, are seriously delayed or rude. These types of problems must be shared so that they are not defeated in their knees as soon as they occur with their families and frequently.
At the same time, sharing several low bets for improvements means that as long as it is skillfully paid, it can be very useful for the family without defeating the overall atmosphere. I agree.
I think you can balance with positive observations. Use most of the time that focuses on aggressiveness, as the administrator has instructed. Next, “I will identify the two areas for improvement for each student. Everyone has an area where we can work on it! Do you want to hear what I have? [child]? Technically, it was provided according to the request. 🤷♀️
Do you have any burning questions? Please email askwearetEachers@wearetEachers.com.
We are dear, we are teachers,
My third -year team and I have to meet every day close to our PLC. One of our team members is always very sick and always comes to work. We say that we hack cough and hack tissue throughout her desk, but we can barely open such things. When we recommend to her to go home, she says, “I don’t want to use her sick day.” (What she really means is that she likes to travel on a sick day.) Should we confront this?
-There is Team Pestuel
