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I went back to work and let me tell you that I am EXHAUSTED already. I have 24 students and 6 boys and 2 girls with behavior issues. The boys are the worst. Every single day I come mentally tired. It takes me about 5-10 minutes to line up to leave the classroom (bathroom, lunch, dismissal) because they are constantly talking, touching, etc. I have separated the boys and put their desk in the back of the classroom (one is next to mine), I have given positive and negative behavior points, and have talked to parents. Oh, one student cannot write his name and about 6 students CANNOT read. One mom even told me earlier in the week that her son didn’t learn to read last year in first grade. I looked at her and wanted to say “So why didn’t you teach him?”
I am doing a lot of work to prepare my Reading and Foundational Skills lessons. Our reading curriculum from last year is OK but we were never trained. I got by last year but told myself that this year I would do better. So far it is going well. The students are engaged with the stories we’ve read (The Fisherman and His Wife, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Beauty and the Beast, and Paul Bunyan). The good thing is that I alternate between an English and a Spanish lesson. Skills I have to teach in English and in Spanish. I have the English slides that I bought from TpT but need to do my Spanish slides.
I decided not to run the Chicago Marathon. It wasn’t an easy decision to make. I couldn’t finish my long runs. Running during the week wasn’t happening either. The main reason was that I was tired. I would wake up with my alarm and then turn it off. I am still doing my daily running and/or walking so at least I am doing something for myself. However, I am enjoying my walks more than my runs even if my runs are shorter runs.
Let me tell you MORE about how August went for me:
Mileage: To date I’ve run 32.25 and walked 39.50 miles. Interesting that I have logged more walking miles than running.
Run the Year 2024: I signed up to run and walk 2,024 miles this year. So far I have completed 369.51 miles (per the RTE Tracker) and have 1654 miles to go. I know I will not reach this goal. I would need to run/walk 13.8703 miles per day to reach my goal in time.
Current Book: I read “The Bright Side Running Club” and am currently reading “What Could Be Saved”. I loved The Bright Side Running Club. That is my 15th book I read this year so I am on target to reach my goal of reading 24 books this year.
Injuries: I am still dealing with plantar fasciitis. It is worse in my right foot but I think I have it in my left foot. I have no one else to blame but myself because I am not doing anything to make this go away. I have some discomfort/pain in my left knee too. Sigh.
Races: None.
Health: I am still dealing struggling with hot flashes. The number on the scale isn’t going up so I am happy about it. Now I just need to lose the weight!
School: See my paragraphs above. 🙂
What I am looking forward to next month: A day off for Labor Day.
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I’ve said it before. Teaching is the hardest job in the world. Hope things improve as the year progresses.
Sounds like not running Chicago is the right decision.
It’s hard to work and train.
For me who older it’s my last hurrah with NYC. I’ll finish even if I walk and then enjoy the shorter races.
Thanks, Darlene.
I can only imagine that each year gets tougher and tougher with teaching. A brings back horror stories and it’s got to be worse for the teachers. You are amazing. Chicago will be there another year. Take care of yourself and get better!
I scratch my head every year because my coworkers and I wonder why it is worse yearly. Why can’t these kids read or write?