Solo parenting this week.
1. On Monday I made it to work right on time after dropping off both kids at two different locations AND I didn’t lose my you-know-what. Somebody give me that medal 🏅I walked in right at the bell, unlocked the door for the students, and started the lesson.
2. L was up at 3:30AM saying her knees hurt: growing pains. A bit of Motrin, she fell back asleep on the couch. I started my morning: coffee, meditation, some blogs, some yoga.
3. Speaking of morning routine, try this on Insight Timer:
4. Speaking of removing negativity, I should be in luteal phase any day now. Watch out, world! Actually, nah, I am feeling okay – but the awareness is important.
5. A workshop by a colleague from Southern Maine on minimalist teaching is still on my mind. What a wonderful, quiet presence that woman had. I could listen to her for hours. I want to see her in her classroom. So often workshop presenters are rah-rah, fist pumping, tons of energy, but that exhausts me.
Plus, the topic – the Minimalist Teaching- was so, so relevant! She talked about clutter – physical (our classrooms), mental (teachers’ brains), and curricula (activities and ideas).
My classroom is NOT cluttered, especially that this year it is my own room.
My brain… Well yes, I think about teaching a lot, in the shower, while I drive, while I walk.
Curricula clutter. Yep, have that! I decided that after each unit I will go through the folder and get rid of any duplicates, or old ideas/activities.
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