Like Roz, since September, I have been up really late most nights planning, organizing, assessing, and trying to keep up with board and school initiatives. Most nights, I go to bed t feeling good about the engaging activities I have planned for my students. Then the alarm rings 5 – 6 hours later…
I find myself driving to school feeling beat. What a terrible way to start a day. I have come to realize that my great lessons turn out to be “not so great” when I can’t get myself out of second gear all day long. I have decided to pack it in earlier most nights. I may go to bed a little less planned, but I am getting 8 hours sleep. Now, more often than not, my lessons turn out the way they were planned because I have more energy to move and think…and most importantly, I enjoy my students and their abundant energy so much more!