Sunday is my only day to sleep in and sometimes I'm so tired from the week that I don't wake up till noon!!! It's so nice to get this sleep but then I feel like I loose time that I could be using to get work done. I actually did pretty good this week about getting lesson plans turned in and updating all my grades by Friday..but I never feel like I'm done. Since the last week of break I haven't been able to feel like there isn't sometime hanging over my head that I need to do. I feel really busy here all the time.
Lately I've been having to create notes for each lesson in Social Studies, and while this should help the students improve their grade..I'm not sure it does. Sometimes it can take me up to 1 1/2 hours to create these and I don't even feel like they appreciate it. Besides, who wants to learn about "Reform in Industrial America" when you live in Kenya?! Thankfully there are only 2 more lessons after tomorrow..but that only means that I have to find some new material from online to buy and make a part of the curriculum!
I've got some new things to try this week and lessons should go smoothly. I go back and forth between feeling great about my lessons and then just okay about them sometimes. Can't wait for Friday and for that feeling of knowing the week is over! Time sure does fly here. Can't even think about going home yet....what a weird feeling it will be!
I'm excited about getting this week and next week over with and going on a camping trip to see "wild dogs" the weekend that we are off. I've even calculated and there should be a "new moon" meaning that it will be a great opportunity to see some stars! I just love seeing the stars in the night sky because it is so beautiful and brings me to far off places. Although I thought seeing the stars here would remind me of home...I think that because I've gotten into constellations and star gazing here that when I'm home seeing stars will remind me of being in Africa.
Learning that new song on the piano is going well. I'm doing more but I still need a lot more practice. I always enjoyed playing the piano and I forgot what a good feeling it is once you learn sometime new! Can't wait to have the song down, but until then I need to keep practicing!
So glad you are doing well, and those feelings of pressure and MUST DO everything is just your choleric nature......make sure you relax on weekends so your body gets restored! History was boring for me all the time as kid, but now i love learning about it....it's hard unless we can identify with those events or people.....maybe make a game where they role play and become one of the folks in the history lesson and it will become more real to them???
ReplyDeleteEnjoy camping trip and stars.....yes, you will have them to look at and dream of your trip to Africa for the rest of your life!!!! xoxoxo Me