I am of the opinion that in order to have a successful school year everything begins with the teacher. Please take a moment to dream a bit and make a list. If these things were in place, I'd have a good day at work, every day. For the time being I'd like to keep student interaction out of consideration. It is not necessary to share on the blog - please share it with one other person to solidify your vision.
So, what does this "look" like. It's definitely going to be unique, here are a couple things that are important to a great day for me:
----I'd like to be as organized as humanly possible - planning is NOT one of my strong suits and I am forever just behind the "8 ball". It ends up totally stressing me out. (It also makes me pretty creative - I think I can do both and it make for a better day.)
----I want to have coffee with a buddy every morning before the contract time - which means I'd like to show up 20 minutes early. I love interacting with people I've come to know in the school.
----I want to have all my grades posted by Friday so that my weekends belong to me.
Get the picture? We'll go further after we have this list - it's going to being the process for your personal mission statement. This will make just walking into the building worthwhile.
Please comment when you have your list (or post your list if you care to share)
