BLOG 5 24 out of 25 is a high success rate

BLOG 5 24 out of 25 is a high success rate

Thursday is my busiest day in school and yesterday was the first day in 3 weeks that overall, I didn’t enjoy it. So, to date in 2018, 24 out of 25 days have been happy, joyful and challenging in a positive way for me. That is a great success rate.

So, what happened yesterday? I had a good, deep sleep. I was at school in good time. Maybe I felt a little less prepared, a little less confident … and that seeped into my whole day incrementally. With each class I felt a little more tired, a little less able to manage, a little less good-humoured, and so by my 5^th class which I thought would be great … I just wasn’t coping anymore.

I met this group of teens last week. We did one to ones and spoke about travel and holidays together. They were lovely! So interesting, expressive and well-mannered. Already a well-travelled bunch, with aspirations of solo trips in their adult lives, especially to the US.

Yesterday, with the whole class, things were not so good. So yes, it was the 5^th class of the day – I was already feeling very sensitive and by the end of it I had to put my hands up and say to my fellow PAIS teacher and our co-ordinator, ‘I need to go home now’.

And I did. And it was the best decision for me – and my students in the last class of the day. Small children do not need to see a sad Sara if there is cover in place.

So, I came home. I asked Anna for a brew and a hug and she kindly obliged. And then I got into bed and slept the whole night …

What could I have done differently yesterday? Think further ahead.  Plan further ahead. To make myself feel secure and confident. This is not my strong suit. But I know it isn’t from my previous career and it’s something I will always have to continue to work on. Over the years I have found some tips that can help and am always looking to learn from others to find out how they do it. So I can find MY groove.

Today is a new day. A new beginning. I feel bright again.

I have space to plan, to do my laundry, to get out in the fresh air and see something of the city. I would call that – very, very fortunate.