22 Days.
Arrgh. 22 days. 22 days. 22 days.
This countdown is simultaneously driving me insane and keeping me sane. On the one hand time is running out to teach my kids, and there's a lot left I want to teach them. Many of them still can't handle basic multiplication and division facts. I also want to cover social studies in some basic and deeper ways (50 states, exploring the 3 branches of government, doing a report on family history and immigration...). Writing a 5 paragraph essay was another goal I set for myself in August.
Then again, when 4 of your students get in a fight in gym, that can be pretty frustrating. Dealing with the same 4 kids all afternoon while trying an activity exploring symmetry that should be fun, is even more frustrating. By the end of the day I had used a Tibetan temple's worth of deep breaths and the mantra repeating in my head was 22 days, 22 days.
This countdown is simultaneously driving me insane and keeping me sane. On the one hand time is running out to teach my kids, and there's a lot left I want to teach them. Many of them still can't handle basic multiplication and division facts. I also want to cover social studies in some basic and deeper ways (50 states, exploring the 3 branches of government, doing a report on family history and immigration...). Writing a 5 paragraph essay was another goal I set for myself in August.
Then again, when 4 of your students get in a fight in gym, that can be pretty frustrating. Dealing with the same 4 kids all afternoon while trying an activity exploring symmetry that should be fun, is even more frustrating. By the end of the day I had used a Tibetan temple's worth of deep breaths and the mantra repeating in my head was 22 days, 22 days.
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