Swimming in The Have To Do's-- A Teacher's Perspective

As a teacher, sometimes overwhelming is an understatement. We always have pre-tests to make, progress tests to take, post tests to grade, lesson plans to create, team meetings to attend, IEP Meetings to structure and everything in between. Most of us get lost, we get swamped on the "To-Do" lists of our lives. And it seems like we will be swimming under the papers until the day we die.

And sometimes the sigh of relief that is supposed to follow the victory of completing an aspect of the to-do list is replaced with 10 more items on your list. In fact, in my classroom, that's how it feels every time. But we need to remember to take the victories for what they are and celebrate every accomplishment (just as much, if not more than, how much we dread every new task). Take a second to focus on the fact you are still chipping away at that mountain of papers you have in front of you. And that it is in fact making you a better teacher, better student, better leader in this crazy world around you. Don't let the avalanche of the "Haven't happened yets" fall all around you to the point where you drown in the monotony.

How can you celebrate every time you complete another obstacle on your list?

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