from: Bunki Kramer (bkramer@srvusd.k12.ca.us)
Los Cerros Middle School
968 Blemer Road
Danville, CA 94526
art webpage - http://ww2.lcms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/faculty/faculty.html
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> sorry i haven't been taking part in your interesting nature/nurture
> discussions. i hurt my hand in school so i'm typing one-handed - i've been
> lurking. (side note: BEWARE OF X-ACTO SAFETY CAPS. they're not quite as
> safe as they could be.)
Sorry to hear about your hand. Hope you improve soon. I'm always learning
new hazards in the artroom. It' my curse (smile). If harm is there, I'll
find it.
>
> but i have an important question - how long did it take you to adjust to the
> planning/schedule of f/t teaching to the point where you weren't
> overwhelmed? a year? 3? never?> stephanie
When I first went back into teaching, I had a part-time position for a year.
I worked/slaved over my curriculum/planning and never left for the full day
with so much I thought needed done. When given full-time I panicked thinking
I would be overwhelmed. Funny but I found I didn't work anymore than I did
the first schedule. Guess the adage saying that if you work part-time, you
might as work full-time giving you more $$$, benefits, and the same amount
of work preparation is true. Unless you have 6 diff. preps, you'll usually
have 2 that might be the same grade so you just teach the same lesson again
with no hassle.
It took me about 3 years to feel somewhat non-overwhelmed with the whole
thing of teaching part-time or full-time. I worried too much. I didn't relax
because I wasn't sure if I was doing it all correctly (wish I had had this
list to rely on). Once you fill up your bag of tricks with workable
projects, then it becomes more fun to relax and experiment (not the terror
kind) and you'll start enjoying the kids. Toodles....Bunki
