I've seen a couple articles recently that are meant to highlight the unknown amount of hours that a teacher works on a daily basis. I thought I'd share what a typical school day looks like for me.
5:00/5:15--I aim to be out of bed somewhere in this 15 minute range. I also usually find 1 or 2 pressing e-mails in my inbox.
6:00--I make tea and grab breakfast, catch some of the morning news, check weather, double-check bags, leave the house by 6:30 at the latest
7:00-7:50--I make copies, prep examples of today's work, plan future weeks, fill out paperwork, grade, enter grades, answer tons of e-mails
8:00--School starts. The kiddos do morning work for 15 minutes, while I take attendance, answer questions, etc.
8:15--Morning Meeting: I take lunch count, go over the students' jobs for the day, talk about what's coming up today, and there is always some mini-lesson--germs, conflict resolution, quick behavior reminder.
8:30/10:15--This long block of time is devoted to English/Language Arts; Writer's Workshop, Reading, and Phonics. We have a whole group lesson, then the students turn to independent work during the 60 minute center block, while I pull out small groups for reading. Writer's workshop is a block of time where the students work independently, and I conference one-on-one with my writers!
10:20/12:30--Students have recess, lunch, and PE, Music, or Art (depending on the day), with short breaks of 15 minutes in the classroom between them. This is a great time for independent silent reading or continuing Writer's Workshop, while I do interventions.
12:30-2:00--Math
2:00-3:00-- Science, pack-up
3:00-3:45--Tutoring or Staff Meeting
3:45/5:00--Grading, making copies or laminating, answering e-mails, calling home to parents of students, fixing up the room, preparing morning work for the next day, making sure all my books are turned to the correct page for lessons tomorrow; sometimes we have professional development from 4-6 off-campus.
5:00-5:45--Rush Hour Traffic. Beyonce CDs and Audiobooks are my best friend.
6:00--yoga: my "me-time": I probably only make it 3-4 times a week...
7:00--Dinner
8:00--Shower, read a book, watch Grey's Anatomy, grade papers if I feel up to it
10:00--Bedtime
I'm by NO means a martyr, and I'm not writing this post to be self-righteous. Many people work way more for way less reward than I recieve. I feel very thankful to be doing what I love, and I could NEVER trade it in for a higher-paying/fewer hour job. Just...think twice before you tell a teacher he/she just works 8-3 and gets summers off.
Happy Friday,
Ms. L
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