Look, I understand that teachers need to attend professional development to develop themselves, well, professionally. But dear Lord--can we do more things that are relevant to our actual jobs? I absolutely cannot sit in a chair for more than 10 minutes. I need to get up and walk around or else Miss Anxiety starts to make an appearance and the palms start to sweat a little bit. Here's an interesting tidbit about me: I need to sit at the end of a table, preferably closest to an exit. I know, it sounds weird, but honestly there are times when I need to leave a meeting and just walk around for a bit.
So imagine the emotional angst I've endured for the past few days sitting in meetings for hours on end, listening to presenters go on and on and on and on and on. I wanted to scratch my eyes out. It's times like these when I wish they would "flip" these professional developments. Just let me freaking watch a video and fast forward through the parts I already know so I don't have to wait for everyone else. That way, I can still learn the material and move on at a more acceptable rate for me. It's a win-win situation. More reason for me to use video lessons in my classroom.
Of course, after PD (and being a glutton for punishment) I decided to go back to my classroom to finish decorating and setting up. It was meant to be a couple of hours. I got home at 7:15 pm. I was a zombie by the time I got home. So anyhoo, that was my day. It's time for me to get back to work and get some more curriculum stuff done. I'm so not where I need to be.
And tomorrow I get to do it all over again....then start my grad class. *heavy sigh* Rivas, out....
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