Living the Perfect Classroom 2

I wanted to have my plans finished a week ahead of time, so I could plan how to be the engaging educator that I am in classroom spaces that are not conducive to my style of teaching. I hit a road bump when our staff was informed that my classroom (and 7 others) probably won't be finished and usable until November. That's basically the whole trimester. During the time I set aside to plan, my mind wandered and spiraled as I thought about how I was going to achieve my perfect classrooms in spaces where I can't see all my students because of an L shaped room, spaces where the video and sound do not work, spaces where other teachers will be prepping sewing machines as we try to learn, and spaces where I cannot even physically reach all of my students.

I'm wallowing in a pity party right now, and I know I'll work myself out of it, but it's Sunday night, I start in 7 new classrooms tomorrow, and I'm not even sure what I'll specifically be doing in each of my classes yet.

I'm sure things will get better later this week, once I've gotten used to (yet) another schedule.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2018 at 3:03 PM

    Hang in there Nick! Things will get better, but I completely understand the reason for the pity party. I am at a loss of words as far as how to give you advice. Just keep staying positive and try to be that stability for those kiddos because I'm sure it's been difficult for them too.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    Insane in the membrane, insane in the brain!!!! It may seem overwhelming to think of all the different things/places/items to plan in your situation... Could you maybe take a step/leap/journey back and see how your perfect classroom could fit into this... or how you can adapt your "vision" to create a new perfect classroom for this situation?

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