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Tips for Keeping Yourself Motivated During Breaks
Summertime = No Motivation! Like most teachers, I don’t take the summers off. For the past four summers, I worked for a company that puts on summer programs for kids. And this summer I am focusing on my blog, which a lot of people think means taking the summer off. But really, I spend about 30 hours per week trying to perfect my blog and social media. It is sometimes difficult to keep motivation. Having the motivation to work during the summer, or during any school break, is difficult. You are usually drained from the school year, all of the students, and parents, and paperwork! It is so easy to just…
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5 Tips for Self-Care for Teachers
The school year can get rough. It is important that we take care of ourselves and keep ourselves healthy and relaxed. Here are my best tips for self-care. Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Teachers There is always that teacher on your floor that seems to have everything figured out. They have a perfectly decorated classroom, her class seems to behave like angels during assemblies, and she leaves work before the sun goes down every day. All you think is that if you could be a little more like her, things would be better. Humans have a habit of constantly comparing themselves to others. You want Carrie Underwood’s legs, a Kardashian…
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Tips For Staying Positive
The testing season has begun! It is time for state testing, plus all of the sudden I have six special education evaluations to do, how did that happen!? When things get tough it is so hard to focus on staying positive. My evaluation information is due tomorrow, we’re getting close to the school play performance, and the kids are just not cooperating, and it’s the time of year that we’re all just completely overwhelmed. But, I still love my job, I still enjoy what I do. It’s easy this time of year to forget that. Keep reading for some tips to help you stay positive during this difficult time of…
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Tips to Protect Yourself this Cold & Flu Season
As a teacher, I am constantly worried about getting sick. You would think that with eighth-grade students who range from thirteen to fifteen, that they would be conscious of their germs. But, they’re not! The flu is going around HARD this year and so far, I’ve been lucky not to catch. I’m just hoping that I won’t catch it at all. If you are in the same boat as me, here are some tips I’ve found for keeping yourself healthy this cold and flu season. Clean, a lot! Over the summer there is always a time when Lysol wipes go on sale on Amazon. I buy a few boxes and…
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8 Ways to Start the New Year Off Right
Every year I make resolutions, and I can not name a time where I followed through with them. But, I think we are all starting with the same intention. Every year we want to make an effort to fix something about ourselves. Or, to change something about ourselves that we think should be better. This year make some changes that you can keep. Here are some suggestions to start the new year off right. Declutter We all have this problem, especially for teachers. I have dozens and dozens of worksheets that were left in a filing cabinet from a teacher I replaced that I haven’t even looked at. Yet, I…
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Tips for a Successful Monday
If you are anything like me, you hate Mondays. After having a relaxing weekend filled with family and friends, you have to get up early again and start a new week. Here are a few tips to help you get your week started right, and have a successful Monday. Prepare on Friday When you leave on Friday, do not leave yourself heaping piles of paperwork and a messy desk. Before you leave, do your weekly cleaning. Before I leave for the day on Friday I make sure my room is ready for the following week. I start by cleaning all of my desks. It is cold season and with a…
