Teacher Diaries: The Case of the Uncompleted To Do List

Teacher Diaries: The Case of the Uncompleted To Do List

As I come to the end of my first week back of teaching after a one year break, I am amazed, tired, exhilarated, and hopeful about the upcoming year! So far I am amazed by the budding relationships that have already developed between myself and the students, the student's strong interest in learning, the camaraderie among the teachers, and the welcoming staff. I have met some very interesting, engaging, people who seem to have a genuine zest for life. I have met real people who have the wow factor. The people in this small town are also so friendly and inviting. I'm really excited about the future and excited to share just a little of what I experience with you'll.

August 25, 2015

She looked at her class.
"Raise your hand if you would like to share your answer for number one with the class," she said, raising her hand. 
She was amazed when she saw about fifteen eager hands go up in the air. She was shocked by their excitement and eagerness to participate. This was going to be an amazing year she thought.


August 27,2015

A mounting list threatened to swallow her under. She looked over her long To Do list, wondering if it would all dwindle away soon.She looked it over to find she had about fifteen more things to complete. She walked swiftly to the media center and dropped off a stack of papers and decorations to be laminated. Then she went to the office to pick up a pack of paper for the copier machine that had run out of paper. Next she went to the copier machine and started making copies. She walked quickly to her room, unlocked the door, and completed her PDP plan, as Tim Janis played softly in the background. Then she zoomed back to the copy machine to check on her copies and found out she had made fifty or so copies of work packets for the sub folder that had the answers marked already. 

At the end of the day, she realized that the list was just a list and that she would finish it all in time. Stressing and trying to finish it all in a week was not the answer. She had finished half of the things on her list, but the other half would be complete in time. She relaxed. It was okay to have an uncompleted list, as long as she was working towards completing it, one day at a time. And it would all be completed by God's grace. 

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Phillipians 4:13



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