Juggling it all

Sometimes it can get pretty overwhelming making sure you get everything done that needs to be done as a teacher. You need to write lesson plans, differentiate your lessons, grade papers, prepare for upcoming events, and sometimes work on your own personal class work for courses you are taking. However, it is all worth it in the end. Sometimes it can be stressful and you wonder if it will all get finished on time and well, but I feel it is important to stay calm through it all. Sometimes people say being a teacher would be the easiest job, but I don't always think they know the work that goes into teaching outside of the classroom. As a teacher we need to do our best to help each one of our students succeed to the best of their ability. This can sometimes be challenging, but we do it because we enjoy seeing the faces of our students when they understand something they have been working on for awhile, or because we see the excitements in their faces when they are enjoying a lesson, or when we hear them discussing our lessons at the lunch table. We know our students appreciate our hard work, even if they don't always show it. I think it is great to be a teacher, and even if it does get hectic at times, it is always worth the smile a student gives us when they have accomplished something important to them. As we prepare for conferences, I hope everyone takes some time to reflect on their journey as a teacher and how much they really have made a difference in their students' lives.