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Days later, sprained ankle hurts more than it did on the day I did it. Owies.
Actually on some pain meds that have me a bit loopy. First dose tonight.
Feeling a bit blue about how my classes I'm teaching at school are going. Tried-and-true lessons I've taught for years are falling flat, student reading and writing scores are not going up as much as they have in years past, either.
I keep asking myself whether it is me this year, or the crop of students this year, or what? I am frustrated because even when I change up what I am doing, I am not connecting with the kids at all. So many are bored and tuning out.
I have a couple of kids in each class that respond well. I try to keep them in mind to keep up my hope in myself. I just feel so frustrated! If I could figure out what to do differently to keep the kids engaged, I'd do it.
And I bet this bothers me more since I have fewer pieces of cope due to my foot.
Actually on some pain meds that have me a bit loopy. First dose tonight.
Feeling a bit blue about how my classes I'm teaching at school are going. Tried-and-true lessons I've taught for years are falling flat, student reading and writing scores are not going up as much as they have in years past, either.
I keep asking myself whether it is me this year, or the crop of students this year, or what? I am frustrated because even when I change up what I am doing, I am not connecting with the kids at all. So many are bored and tuning out.
I have a couple of kids in each class that respond well. I try to keep them in mind to keep up my hope in myself. I just feel so frustrated! If I could figure out what to do differently to keep the kids engaged, I'd do it.
And I bet this bothers me more since I have fewer pieces of cope due to my foot.