I want to take a quick moment to mention time, or in many of our cases lack-there-of (and no I'm not even sure if that is how to spell that correctly). We all know it takes a lot of time to plan a really good, solid lesson. It also takes time to train ourselves as teacher and to train our kids as students, especially if they've had little training on how to learn from their past instructors.
I live about an hour from my job and we have long days, so when I get home I really just want to play with the dogs and hang with my husband. Alas, that is not always the case. For instance, this evening I am enjoying some 90's "B" movies while putting together a foldable flip book for my 8th grade students. For me this is actually a time saver - if my kids don't have to build it the first time they use it we are able to spend more time on them actually doing the assignment and learning with the foldable. I've even set up three different spots in my room where I put handouts for the kids to pick up when they come into class. This way they are responsible for picking up their handouts when they see me at the door with my "One handout" sign, and I don't have to spend time passing papers out and waiting for them all to get their papers and start. They know the expectation is to already have the paper and be ready when I begin. Granted there are those select few who still don't pay complete attention, but they are responsible for catching up - I very rarely give simple instructions more than once.
Time is something we all need more of in our days, but we need to learn to use our time to our advantage. I do miss having a student aid and if you have one, treat him/her well and use them wisely.
Enjoy the rest of your time this evening.
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