september struggles

It’s been pretty rough month. I’ve had ups and downs. There was one day this month when I had the best day of the school year up to this point. But I’ve also had some days recently where I just can’t seem to keep up with everything. Grading papers really takes up so much time and every day I feel so overwhelmed. I hate this feeling and I need to work to get through it.

It’s difficult because I can’t seem to get the kids to respond to me. In one class in particular I asked them to take out notes and write things down. Maybe 5 kids out of the 20 wrote what I had on the board. I feel really drained. At the end of the day I stay till 4:30 to tutor kids who come to me for help. That’s often the best part of my day. I feel drained and often times I don’t know if I can continue. I like teaching but only when the kids are attentive and not misbehaving.

When I get home at around 5 or 5:30 I eat and shower and before I know it, its 7:00 and I have a ton of things left to do. I just need to manage my time better. Not only that, I need to manage my classes better or I’m going to be worn out.

Anyways, today was tough also but my last class went well. My classes lack discipline but when I get to on a roll teaching then it’s really fun. But those times are too far in between. Is just something I need to work on.