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| Block 2 English, Harmon Year 1 |
I am in my last quarter of my second year at Harmon. At the same time, I am in my last semester of work for my Reading Specialist. I am exhausted and overwhelmed, but happy to be in the place....near the end.
I was determined to finish my specialist (and not complete a doctorate now) because Emily is headed to high school and Sam is headed to middle school. I am headed on the short track toward the empty nest and I don't want to miss a minute of the time I have left to be involved in their lives in a consistent meaningful way. I am a total failure this year. I have too many work related responsibilities, three graduate classes while serving in two ministries. I love working, and I love serving, but I truly love parenting more than anything else. I often forget that because I am so overwhelmed with the have-to stuff, that I neglect the, often more important, want-to stuff. I think this may be a common problems for teachers with my obsessive personality.
So as I finish this school year, I am looking to set very different priorities for next school year. If I narrow it down to the areas that really matter, my family and my students, then my community will benefit more form the focus.
