Teacher Appreciation Week 2011

[#1]

The one thing that I learned my first year of teaching was to set aside personal time for myself every day.  It was really easy to work from sun up to sun down on all of the problems associated with teaching multiple preps and it even took away sleep time, so I made sure that I had at least a half an hour each evening to walk around the park, ride my bike or lift some weights.  Not only did the exercise help to clear my head, but it also ensured a good nights sleep.  Being well rested allowed me to keep a positive relationship with my students, and come up with creative solutions to new problems.

[#2]

Personal Time is an absolute must to prevent burnout.  Make sure you schedule perosnal time into your daily schedule just as you include other important things in your schedule